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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't believe this is your actual question. Very sad really on how shallow you are. [/quote]

We were close with a military family and when they got ready to move, she started pulling up the emotional stakes about two or three months ahead as she obviously began to prepare herself for what she had already been through multiple times. Only heard from them once or twice after they left. We did a lot together and it really hurt my feelings -- and really hurt my kids' feelings, too, which is hard for me to forgive. They miss them.

I would think twice next time. My two cents based on experience.[/quote]

OP again. This is what I'm worried about. The last time we moved, the kids weren't in school yet, and it was still really hard on them and the couple of families we had gotten close to. We Skyped a few times, and the grown-ups are friends on facebook, but it was sad.

I guess I'm not asking if you'd let them play at school or arrange a play date, but more if you'd facilitate a deep friendship or maybe even discourage it. My kids are prepared for moving and I'm prepared for the sadness, but if I could avoid it for them? I might.[/quote]

It sounds like they're old enough that you don't need to facilitate, but I certainly wouldn't discourage it.  They know the score, and they need close friends, even if it's just for a season.

-military brat and military spouse[/quote]

It's not me I'm worried about; I'm worried about the other parents discouraging their kids from getting close to mine. I know I can't prevent it if it happens, but I was wondering whether I needed to prepare for the possibility or not. It looks like there are mixed responses here, so we'll just wait and see, and I'll be ready to comfort my kids if things don't work out the way they hope.[/quote]

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