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AIBU?

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To not want to move DD in Year 6

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Twotinydictators · 06/11/2019 17:57

DH and I are in disagreement. AIBU to think that if we move house to a new area, then it's worth the sacrifice to do an hours school run each way to keep DD at her current school until the end of Year 6. (This would only be for Year 6 maximum, actually only 39 school weeks out of a year, as we need to move in order to apply and secure a place in the new school). She will then go to Secondary School in the new area with loads of other kids who are all meeting for the first time.

DD is bright and popular but has always been on the shy side and I think she would struggle moving when she is a pre-teen with the solid friendships that have already formed if she had to go to a new primary for the final year in Year 6.

So as not to drip feed, I work from home and could potentially work at my dads office which is 10 mins from her current school or rent a tiny office space and work off my laptop before driving home at the end of the day.

DH thinks that's madness and just to move her.

Prepared to be told I am/am raising a snowflake. Maybe Grin

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DappledThings · 06/11/2019 22:20

We moved in the Easter holidays of Year 6 (or 4th year Juniors as we called it then) so I had one term left before moving schools again. It was a 300 mile move so no chance of doing it differently.

It was definitely better for me that I got that one term to make some friends before the move up. One of those friends is still one of my closest friends 29 years later.

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