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Moving: Is there anything I can do to prevent moving again?
I am 13 years old and currently live in Pennsylvania. My family and I have moved 11 times and soon we will be moving to New Jersey. This is the longest we've ever lived in one place (3 years) so I've actually made some real friends, a boyfriend, joined some clubs, etc. Before I didn't care if we moved or not because I was little and we never lived in one place long enough for me to make friends. I really don't want to leave behind what I've built her and go to New Jersey. We are moving because of my father's job, so if we want income we have to move. Is there anything I can do to prevent the move and get my father to work here in Pennsylvania? If not, how can I adjust?
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I'm sure, as a parent myself, that your parents are aware how hard it is on you to be uprooted and moved every few years. Again as a parent, we know as our children become older and start to form social relationships, as you have, how much harder these moves are on you now.
If it were possible and financially feasible for dad to commute from where you live now to his job in New Jersey I'm sure he would have given this a consideration. My dad did this for my sister for her last two years in high school we living on long Island an him commuting to his job two hours away in New Jersey. He left home about 5 in the morning to be at the office by 8. Then left the office after 6 so not to sit in traffic and got home around 8. It was a long day. He ate dinner relaxed for an hour and went to bed.
This routine gets old and tiring real fast and if it was just for a year or so and it was possible I'm sure your dad would consider it. You have at least 4 years of school left and this would be a lot to ask of dad. If there is a next time and if it is possible for him to commute then I would suggest you ask him if he would do so. This time I think you have to take one for the family and put a smile on your face and start packing your things.
You have moved often enough that I believe you know how to make friends. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are very much a like so I believe you will not have any trouble making new friends. Please don't make this move any harder on your dad then it already is. As a parent we know moving is hard on are children. Most importantly to us though is that we provide properly for our families. We have to weigh this which is our first priority against, all other things we do in life when making changes that affect our family.
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