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Teenagers

Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

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Teenagers and living in countryside

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Missymum40 · 05/05/2019 18:13

Hi everyone . Always came to mumsbet to google advice but this is first as a member
I wrote out a large message and it’s playing up didn’t tv allow me to post so I will try post this then add real message.
Thankyou

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Missymum40 · 05/05/2019 18:38

Hi so . I’m from highlands as a child and always said I move Back and I did so 2.5 yrs ago from the central belt Scotland . It was great for first year then I moved down here again 5 months ago to family . After couple months I was looking to get back up north again.
I plan to do so by end of year . Thing is my teenager age 14 does not want to go . He would rather hang around with the undesirables in my old village (which I didn’t move back to ) and wouldn’t .
My question is do I move him and risk resentment and him feeling isolated or do I have to stay ? Should me protect kids from they environments and making decisions for themselves and rick ruining there future or is it the right thing to leave untill he can make up his own mind age 16* I think it’s best place to bring up kids but is it? I’m scared to make decision on my own
Thanks

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Corrine81 · 05/05/2019 23:22

So you moved from Central to Highland then back to Central and now you want to move back up again? all in a 3 year period? No wonder your teenager doesn’t want to do it no more, he’s coming up his exams, he should have relatively strong friendships at this age and most of all stability. Not sure if these moves are a must but if they’re not , you need to stop ,you’re messing with the kid head.

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Missymum40 · 06/05/2019 12:36

My son is home educated .
His dad lives north of England we were north of Scotland. He always spent holidays at his dads. He decided last year he would rather change things and spend more time with his dad we discussed it all three of us and he ment there. The only reason o cane back central was to see my son more often as you can imagine it was a hard change.
Anyway he’s now returned back to me 🤷‍♀️

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FaFoutis · 06/05/2019 12:44

It sounds like your son has had to deal with a lot. He is telling you what he needs.

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Missymum40 · 06/05/2019 13:12

I agree it’s hard for a child with parents separated .

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