Help me make the biggest decision in my life.

[BadNewsBears]

Im turning 16. I live in a nice upscale suburb in the Metro Detroit area. Nice neighborhood nice people. My mom and dad are pressuring me into moving. They said it was up to me though. I ultimatly have the final say. We would be moving to Oro Valley Just outside of tuscon AZ. Very nice community. Brand new HS, only have freshmen and sophs right now. Havent even had a graduating calss. Ill be the first . My dad said For moving incentive he will give me $5000 and for every dollor more than $402,000 we sell our house for he will give me, up to $10,000. Go to a car. I have alot of friends here and I think I am going to regret it if I give in. ALthough I dont have any problems making friends. Im one of the more popular soph's right now. ANd everyone will be new there, so I dont think that will be a problem. Its just im so used to the way I live here. I dunno. The weather is sooooooooo much better there. NO humidity, theres still hunting and some fishing not to far away. Wen i visited there, the forcast was straight SUNS. Here there hasnt even been a straight sun all year!

 

[conjur]

Go for it...experience life!

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: conjur
Go for it...experience life!

 

[dethman]

arizona vs. michigan? is there even a contest?

 

[jlee]

Your dad is offering you $5,000 if you move with the rest of your family..??

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: conjur
Go for it...experience life!

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Go for it. Once you graduate HS anyways and move on to college you'll never see your friends again.

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

i heard AZ is full of hot women. go for it dude.

 

[jeremy806]

It's your dads choice, do not pressure him either way. And, it may take a while to sell a home in Metro Detroit right now.

Really, at 16 you have your life ahead of you. 3 years from now this decision will no longer affect your life. But, the decision could affect your dad forever.

Good luck.

<-- lives in Metro Detroit.

Jeremy

 

[iwearnosox]

At 16 you're fortunate your dad doesn't plant his foot in your arse and impose his will.

$10,000?

You're spoiled, go whine somewhere else.

 

[conjur]

14-0...pretty one-sided, eh?

Tucson is a mecca for cycling, too. Beautiful area.

 

[MistaTastyCakes]

If dad's giving you cash then go for it. Just don't blow it all on crap.

 

[Mookow]

As long as you dont mind the heat, move

Michigan = teh suxors

 

[FoBoT]

even if you stay, you might not know any of those people a few years after HS

it is easy to be short sighted in HS, but remember , most of your life is still ahead of you, things change, don't sweat it

 

[Kadarin]

Move.

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
At 16 you're fortunate your dad doesn't plant his foot in your arse and impose his will.

$10,000?

You're spoiled, go whine somewhere else.

 

Money isn't the root of happiness, but it sure helps.

It sounds like your parents are pretty eager to move (Dad or Mom's job having an impact on the decision?) so if it were me, I'd like to make them happy and move.

Starting a new school isn't so bad...I've done it three times, and I've realized that kids in HS are really eager to meet the new kid. I'd go for it if I were you.

 

[Thegonagle]

It?s easy. Take the trip! It?s going to be totally worth the experience. After you give AZ good couple years, you can move anywhere you want for college, even back up north.

You get all that money. You can buy a new computer, and have your own very decent car. Or keep most of the $5000 in CDs, so you can work very little (or not at all) through HS, yet always have spending money, like money to take a trip, money for camping equipment, concerts, sports, a mountain bike, and the all important gas money.

 

[NutBucket]

Yeah dude, hot chickas! Go for it!

 

[StageLeft]

I would definitely do the move for several reasons:

1) Climate there is 50X better than freaking detroit. Say goodbye to your last winter. My brother lived in AZ for 2-3 years and absolutely loved it coming from Canada.
2) Although that isn't that much money for a 16 year old who will likely blow it anyway as you said you can make new friends and frankly after highschool those friends quickly fall off the radar screen anyway ;0
3) Do it for your parents. They clearly want to leave but are being so considerate of you that they are willing to stay in detroit if you want to. If that's really the case it says a lot about them and just to reciprocate based on having such cool parents you should make the choice you know they want.

Make the move. The weather! WEATHER!!!

 

[Renob]

Why is your mom and dad wanting to move? if it for the good of the family I cant believe they are leaving it up to the child.



They said it was up to me



Could I please have your home phone number I would like to have a word with your dad about who is wearing the pants in your house.

 

[BadNewsBears]

Sox head. Wheres the whine?

 

[BadNewsBears]

Originally posted by: Renob
Why is your mom and dad wanting to move? if it for the good of the family I cant believe they are leaving it up to the child.



They said it was up to me



Could I please have your home phone number I would like to have a word with your dad about who is wearing the pants in your house.

They want to move i am torn. They dont want to pressure me, they know I am mature and really weigh it out. They are being fair and they respect me as much as I respect them. Works great that way!

 

[chocobaR]

I wouldn't move. I already had to move with my family and thought it was the crappiest thing ever. I pretty much lost contact with all the people I knew, had to go to a new high school, make new friends...

 

[cressida]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
At 16 you're fortunate your dad doesn't plant his foot in your arse and impose his will.

$10,000?

You're spoiled, go whine somewhere else.