Hi there,

I wonder if any of you have got a son or daughter that could give my 13 year old son some positive comments on Australia. Although we are at the start of the process, he is refusing to even consider this move. It would be great to hear from some of the kids that have done it and are gad that they moved.

Hope you don't mind me asking this but I really am struggling with him.

Thank you very much
Sharon
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I've got a 14 year old son who didn't want to come. He's now been here 8 months and absolutely loves it here. I'll ask him if he will help when he gets back from his mates house

Thanks so much Wendy. That would be great.
Sharon
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there was a thread on here a couple of weeks ago about teenagers. ill see if i can find it

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423557

I have 2! (13 year olds that is) but I doubt I'd get them to come on here. One is an aussie born and bred and one is an uprooted (haha) Canadian. My daughter has been living in Oz for 3 years now and loves it. Maybe they can exchange MySpace pages or MSN contacts in PM?

Siren

I have 2 boys(14 and 12).Before we came out here the 12 year old was adament that he wasn't coming,he had a large circle of friends and where we lived in a village they all see alot of eachother.Once we arrived here we enrolled him in school and from that time to now he hasn't looked back he is always out with his mates and he plays for cricket and football teams.Now my 12 year old is an out going sociable boy but my 14 year old is alot quieter and getting moody(by the day) like all teenagers but he also has settled in well.He plays sports and has built up a circle of friends and they both absolutly love it here.
We have been here 8 months now and i asked them both 6 months ago if they would move back to the uk and both their answers were NO!
I think kids adapt a lot quicker than adults with change .

Hi,
We to have a 13 year old and a 15 year old 5 weeks in and loving every minute of it, my 15 year old was the one against the move now he wouldnt go back, both settled really well and the youngest struggles to make friends, not here its no probs

Hi Siren, Thanks for that, I will send his MSN details later, or mabey she would rather send hers for Craig to contact her. Do you have BEBO over there?
Sharon.

Soppy had a look at that thread thanks, I know it will be ok in the end he is a really nice kid who makes friends easily,but you know how it is. We could be moving 20 miles and he would be feeling like this.

He has just got his first girlfriend!!!

I've sent you Karma for making me laugh

'Soppy Soapy'

No, no BEBO but MSN should do fine. I'll send hers in PM (and let her know that I've done it LOL)
The girlfriend thing has to be a sore spot. Our 13 yo boy has got his first now too and it's ridiculous!! "I love youh's" all over MSN ans MySpace... *gag*

Oh to be 13 again.....


Siren

trust u to spot it

Tell me about it and guess what her name is Chelsea (you will understand).
Off course she is NOT A GIRFRIEND "mum stop saying that" HEHEHE!

Craig lovin Chelsea written everywhere u look.

Its great to be 13 unless your mum & dad is dragging you away to a better life, its now the end of his live forever.
WE ARE EVIL
Sharon

SORRY SOAPY just noticed my spelling mistake, Reading some of your threads in the past tells me soppy is certanly the wrong word.
HEHEHE! Makes a change from some of your replies making me laugh!!

Sharon
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im not always the clown (something my wife would argue)

i brought over teens and i do feel for others who are bringing theirs.