Oh Cass I'm sorry, but it does sound like the right call.
Yikes, Erin, that sounds fraught.
You walk in worlds the others can't begin to imagine.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
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Liese S. - Jul 11, 2012 2:48:21 am PDT #16818 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Sue - Jul 11, 2012 2:56:30 am PDT #16819 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I'm so sorry Cass.
Erin, yikes!
le nubian - Jul 11, 2012 3:01:13 am PDT #16820 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
erin,
back in the day, didn't they send the young women (and men) to a far away summer camp?
sj - Jul 11, 2012 4:42:58 am PDT #16821 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Cass}}} It sounds like you are making the right decision for you and for your dad. I hope this move is as easy for you as possible.
SailAweigh - Jul 11, 2012 5:25:48 am PDT #16822 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
{{Cass}} I'm glad you're going to be able to spend more time to your dad by moving so close to him, but very sad for the reason. I'm sure it will be quality time, and that is very, very precious.
Erin, send the girl to a year-round boarding school in another state. Hell, another country.
meara - Jul 11, 2012 5:40:16 am PDT #16823 of 30001
Erin, that is exactly why I fear having kids--I was such a "good kid" in high school, and I have no idea what I'd do if the usual "ok, you have more chores/you're grounded" type stuff didn't work! The let the forbidden allure wear off part does seem sensible.
Cass, that's so tough, but go you for making the decision! Sad but we will still be wherever you go is the great part about this board!
meara - Jul 11, 2012 5:42:19 am PDT #16824 of 30001
Oh, and the googling of potential person turned up a photo that made me think "could do...", it'll depend on personality. Of course she also lives 2 hours away, but at least it wouldn't involve a plane ride.
Strix - Jul 11, 2012 6:27:54 am PDT #16825 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, Cass.
erin_o, the allure of the forbidden is...well, alluring. I'd bet money I don't have that they are sneaking around, and will.
I think I'd make sure your sister was on BC, take away any copies of Twilight and replace them with books on female sexual agency, sign her up for self-defense and make her volunteer at a DV shelter for as long as she wanted to date this dude.
It's so hard-- I remember how (and what) I was doing at 17 and how stubborn and hard-headed I was. I'd like to thwack my younger self upside the head, but even then don't know if I'd listen. Hormones suck, yo.
Pix - Jul 11, 2012 6:51:34 am PDT #16826 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Oh Erin. That's horrifying. I hope she comes to her senses eventually.
Unrelatedly, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Despite being careful, I think I may have pulled something in my back as we emptied out the bedroom. The installers will be here in an hour or so, and then we have to put the whole room back together again. Where are my house elves?
WindSparrow - Jul 11, 2012 7:26:45 am PDT #16827 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Pix, I hope your back survives. I thought I sent you all my house elves.
Erin, that is teen drama beyond what I could have tolerated as a teen. This may be why my friends' parents tended to have the attitude of "oh you want to go rob a stage coach? Andi's going with you. Wear a warm sweater, it's chilly out there. And call if you decide to sleep over." which helps you exactly none. Everything working out alright ~ma for your sister.
Oh, Cass. I am so sorry to hear that about your dad. And equally thankful that you are able to make the move to be closer to him. All kinds of love to you.
This. Can't say it better. I'm glad there will be Buffistas in the general vicinity there, too.