Some thoughts...some original, some not so.....
1. CO is a great place to live, with wonderful recreation and lifestyle options...and I am not talking "lifestyle" when I say that.
2. In this economy, one must go where the work is. In my mind, nobody is entitled to live in one place their entire lives if they wish to remain in decent employment. Geography is not a birthright!
3. How good is the life of your child if you are out of work in a crap economy....stressed out and potentially angry. Not able to provide the security you surely wish to provide.
4. This may be a bit controversial, but here it goes. One of the greatest mistakes we as a society, and hence as individuals, have made is putting our children on a pedestal and placing them over the needs of the parent or parents. You need to be good to yourself, so that you can be good to your child. How many couple are so stressed out because they are non-stop chaeuffers (sp) for thier children's activity schedule? How many couples shut down with one another because they have essentially elevated the child over their own well being? How many couple's sex lives are non-existent because they make no time for it because of the child? Probably not as eloquent as I would like to make it, but I think you get my drift.
5. Children are VERY resilient.
6. The day you ask your child for permission to undertake big life changes that are necessary for adults, is the day you relinquish your parental authority over that child. Never a good thing, and potentially leads to bigger issues down the road.
7. Discuss it with your child, tell her about all the wonderful new friends, experiences, etc. that this move will bring for both of you.
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