On moving and catching up

[olmue]

I just sewed on the seventh different council patch on my son's scout shirt. If I even knew where they all were, I'd take a gigantic photo. There should seriously be some kind of merit badge for moving. The last place we lived had great local leadership, but the district level kind of had an attitude of weeding out all but a few when it came to

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[robinellen]

Whew! I can't even imagine (except that one of my good friends around here grew up in a military family...and although she got to attend only 2 high schools, she went to something like 7-8 schools before that). One of the things she struggled with was always feeling transitory. She made very few friends (especially her jr/sr years). And of her 8 sibs, only a couple actually graduated (though all are crazy smart -- they did all get their GED, and two have their doctorates or masters, with one other still working on his). I do think it can give people a stronger sense of self and family (because that's the only constant you have, right?). We've been friends for 25+ years, so constancy can definitely come later. ;)

[olmue]

E commented not long back that he was looking forward to going to college where he knew that he would at least live in the same town for four years. Eek. Well, it's good to know there's hope that a person can form long-term friendships even after school! I think it does help to have siblings who stick together. But I also really hope that some day we are not doing this. The stamina for it is definitely waning.

[robinellen]

Yes, finding a true home would be wonderful -- and just think how different it would make Colin's teen years than his older siblings'!

[olmue]

Seriously!