are we suggesting moving house or cutting her head off???

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We dared to suggest we may move house sometime... we have lived here since before the kids were born, but now they are getting older and want their own rooms and privacy we thought we would look at moving....

Not moving far, not moving schools, not moving away from where their friends live.... just somewhere a bit bigger with some more space for us all...

You would have thought we were torturing DD13 the amount of screaming that came out of her when she saw us looking at zoopla..... TOTALLY over the top.. "I hate you, this is my home I don't ever want to move" etc etc.. on and on for nearly an hour.....

Anyone got any advice for how to deal with this?

We moved when DS was 14. He was much happier in the new smaller school and made bestest friends he still sees regularly 13 years on, though all now scattered.

DD had just left school and wouldn't move so I fixed digs for her for the summer (v cruel mother) as she was going travelling abroad after that.

DD made friends at uni who she sees still, and only one or two of old school friends so I don't feel cruel in the long run.

Our two DDs 24 and 21 neither of which live at home full time, are heartbroken that we are moving from 'their home' Mind you they might have a point if we decide on a one bedroom flat:)

I remember crying for days at 13 because my parents bought me a duvet and switched me from sheets and blankets (showing my age....yes there was life before duvets arrived on the scene)
What would I have been like about a house move!
I also cried because my friend moved....closer to me.....oh change you evil thing!

OP, remind her of this when she is 18 and desperate to leave home!

Hello all.This is my first time on netmums,so here goes.My husband and I want to move to N.Ireand from Cheshire with our 15yr old son and 11 yr old daughter.Both are reluctant to go,esp son;we are ruining his life!We have tried to explain he can do exactly the same things there as he does here,hopefully more.We were to go about 6yrs ago but didn't coz of extended family commitments.We feel it is now or never.Our son would be going to 6th form and our daughter into yr8 in sept.We wouldn't move till end of June.Our current house is lovely but the last 3yrs have been horrendous having lost 2 very close family members.We will be mortage free in Ireland which is a huge deciding factor.The should we shouldn't we is making us ill.Help!!!!!!Ps.My husbands family will beliving about an hour away from where we want to live which is great

mazda123 - you probably need to start a new thread as people will reply to the person who started this thread and not you. Also this isn't netmums!

Thanks for replying dexter73.I'm not very good with technology,took me ages to find your response!(would love to add one of those sad looking faces but don't know how to!!!)Thanks as well for pointing out I called the site netmums instead of mumsnet;teehee,i'msure I will get it right one day.