Getting Bored!!!!!

How does your 14-year-old son feel about disrupting his current life and relocating?

Come on up to VA, we have it all. Beaches and mountains all within an hour's drive. Pay and work as a nurse here is great too.

He is actually more exited than I am. He wants to move as well. He has already told his friends that he was moving out of state this summer.

Come on up to VA, we have it all. Beaches and mountains all within an hour's drive. Pay and work as a nurse here is great too.

I have heard good things about VA. They were one of my options.

I would keep my children in the school and friends they know. A move at the stage of life/schooling your children are in could (let's face it probably would) be very harmful to them!!! All because you are BORED?! Be fair to your children and wait till they are 18+ before making a major move. It will go by faster than you think!

I would keep my children in the school and friends they know. A move at the stage of life/schooling your children are in could (let's face it probably would) be very harmful to them!!! All because you are BORED?! Be fair to your children and wait till they are 18+ before making a major move. It will go by faster than you think!

Wow. Tone it down. Moving away from your friends at age 14 would be "very harmful?" I moved every year or two from the ages of 8 to 15. No harm done. I even stopped wetting the bed last year.

Seriously, though. I get the feeling you don't know anything about child development (based on your ludicrous fear mongering), and it seems unethical to tell people things will harm their children that, in fact, won't.

If your son is excited, maybe it's for the best. I was excited to move from PA to NJ when I was 14. And it was the BEST decision my mom could have made. I thrived in a new place :)

If your kids support you I'd say go for it. Make sure you consult with them first and ask how they feel, what they think the pros and cons are...you know...sit down and have a conversation with them over dinner or Frappuccinos. But if it's for the betterment of your family and to give them a better life and they're ok with it I say go for it!

I would keep my children in the school and friends they know. A move at the stage of life/schooling your children are in could (let's face it probably would) be very harmful to them!!! !

I don't agree. Do you have any evidence behind this assertion that a move would be "very harmful!!!1!" to them?

If the older child in particular did not want to leave his friends and sports, I'd advise to stick it out until he's done with school, but as long as THEY are excited and want to move also, I say go for it! It's an adventure!

Most kids will survive a move just fine. I say if your family wants to move, and everyone is on board - go for it. Be warned the GA BON can be a bit difficult and very specific about their licensing requirements.

Since when has it been up to a child about a move? If it is what is best for the family then you do it. I moved states at age 10 and 14 due to my father's job. Was I thrilled about the moves at the time? No, but it helped me grow. It made me willing to then go to college out of state 8 hours away. It then enabled me to move to a new state for a job after finishing school. People are being dramatic saying it would probably be very harmful to the kids. I'm in my late 20's and I've already lived in 5 states (I lived in three by the time I graduated high school). My father moved even more than I did as a result of his father's job and he also turned out fine (I think he attended 3 different high schools).