BIT LONG SO BEAR WITH ME!!
School 1 was from Reception to Yr1.
Then had twins so needed a bigger house and the only affordable one was 3 miles away (DH needed only car for work)so had to move to School 2 from Yr2 to Yr3.
Then had an opportunity to move abroad so moved to School 3 for Yr4 (did not plan to stay for only a year but had to come back to the UK for various reasons and now bitterly regret that!).
Had to move in with my parents on our return as had no house or jobs hence School 4 for 3 months at the start of Yr5. Parents live in very posh area and could not afford a house there or find jobs so had to move again to School 5 in completely different area from 2nd term of Yr5 to end of Yr6.
Started Secondary school (no 6) last year (what we researched and thought was a very good school outside of our local area but most of her friends from primary school did not go there) and went completely off the rails: lying, swearing, stealing from my purse, talking non stop about getting a boyfriend, splattering so much make-up on in the mornings she looked like a clown (cue shouting matches EVERY morning for her to wash it off), wanting to hang out in town aimlessly with so-called mates and basically not bothering about doing any school work at all - continuous detentions, put in a social skills group due to anger problems and basically a complete personality change so decided before the summers hols that we had made a mistake sending her there and have arranged for her to move to our local secondary school (school 7!!) so she can be back with her primary school friends in September to start Yr8.
Am now stressing myself thinking that I have fucked up yet again and she should stay where she is as it is familiar to her and she does not need the stress of moving yet again. WWYD?? I cannot believe how things have turned out for her and feel that the constant moving has contributed to her lacking in self confidence and being a follower (she had got in with the troublemakers when she got into secondary school). At primary, I was always told what a lovely, kind girl she was who always tried her best and she has now turned into a monster or perhaps it is just hormonal, I don't know. She ruined our holiday which we have just got back from with her constant loud tantrums and demands and I found her an embarrassment . She is such a beautiful, funny girl and I don't know what to do with her!!