17-year-old

Is there a way for you to be able to make your investments but remain stateside until the end of her senior year? Than make your move once she is on to college as an 18 year old. I'm assuming that she is not being home schooled her junior year but is private schooled?

I remember in high school, if my parents had wanted to move I would have been all for it. Especially the VI! How Cool! But in hindsight, and as an adult, I'm glad it didn't happen and I was able to finish out my year of school were I was. Senior year can be very important (although trival to adults).

Now, if she is home schooled, the value of the surroundings would seem to be very interesting and educational with excellent learning oppurtunities.

As for socializing, your religious network, may be a big help. Also do a search on different topics of interest to your daughter in the www.viphonebook.com website. Like looking up phone numbers in advance. Remember also the drinking age is 18. I guess I would have all the same fears your going through right now if my husband and I had children. I'm trying to think of this from the viewpoint of a 17 year old for you but I think it's been a few to many years.
At 17, I enjoyed the affiliation with church my family had established. I enjoyed reading, and writing, horseback riding, and even earning money (allowance) from mom for doing chores around the house. It seems in high school that a few activities and school kept me very busy.

Post Edited (03-30-04 04:16)

Hello Don,

What are her hobbies? Maybe she could take dive lessons (meet other people in her class and enjoy the water). Perhaps a part time job doing something she enjoys - she would meet people that way as well. Church groups, volunteering, community theatre??

--Islander

Thanks,
Good food for thought.

Don

Check out Good Hope School. I graduated from there and ended up at Brown University, so you know it must be good. It also has an excellent social environment, in my opinion.

As a family I was uprooted just as I was entering 11th grade, after having been with those kids as friends since 2nd grade. It was a horrible scene when I was told we were moving.

Luckily the city we moved to had a brand new HS, so all the kids coming together were doing so for the first time, so I had a shot at making new friends instead of fitting into pre-existing clicks.

But, I would agree with an earlier post - that is a serious time, even more so than mine, for a young woman to be uprooted....and if there was anyway to put off your physical move for a year........she would love you all the more, I'm sure.

Your daughter seems mature enough to help you with the decesion. I myself went to 12 different schools between kindergarden and college. I look back on the experience and have a great appreciation for all the amazing things I saw around the world and cant imagine having stayed in the same place my whole life. My wife moved as often as I did growing up and she feels the same way. As a married couple, our move to St. Thomas in May will represent our 5th move in the last 7years. This ability to relocate has been a tremendous factor in the success we have acheived in our careers. No two kids are alike. This move could traumatize or enlighten your daughter. It is up to you as a family to decide. Good Luck