Lynn, I know how hard this must be...Trust me, I have been through this myself, but not from your point-of-view. My parents got divorced when I was 10, and at the age of 12 my mom decided that it was time for us to move closer to the rest of our family. I was really sad because I didn't want to leave my dad or all of my friends that I had grown up with, but I supported my mom because I knew it would be best and that we would be surrounded with family. I visited my dad 3 times a yr (he paid for the plane tickets)...1 week for Christmas, 1 week for spring break, and 1 month in the summer. It worked out great for us, and I'm actually very glad that we moved because I got to go to better schools and I got to accomplish a lot of goals in middle school and high school that I couldn't have done in the small town that we lived. Flying was not that big of a deal at all! I was completely used to it, and there was always a flight attendant there with me...Also, most of the time, I got to fly first class if there were seats available up there. A 13 yr old kid flying by himself is not a big deal, esp. if the flight attendant is with you. Besides missing my dad, moving was actually one of the best things that could've happened to me.
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