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So my wife and I are at a crossroads in life, it's time to move. I have no family left in my homestate of Connecticut, my wife really only has her Mother here. My family and most of my friends have all relocated for a variety of reasons over the last 5 years. Taxes have doubled in the last few years and are going up again. Churches are closing left and right. Along with that crime is out of control. Not an ideal place to raise a young daughter, especially one that is on the spectrum and untill just a few months ago, was completely non-verbal.
My wife and I started talking about eventually moving 10 years ago, at that time priorities were of course a little different and much simpler. Work, climate, and crime, and getting away from some politics. With a child, especially one that will be going into a special education program, that along with a neighborhood full of kids were they can ride their bikes and play outside is huge.
It has become a hard truth that it's hard to really know how a school system performs without actually talking to someone who is directly involved. Every school raves about what they offer but the reality is usually quite different. There are numerous interweb places that give OPINIONS but I've learned to take those with a big grain of salt. Here in CT most of these places are raved about, but talk to actual parents and many moved because this highly rated and raved about school was actually anything but. These are parents that were not sideline "let the school figure it out" people, but people that were willing and did invest as much time as possible and owning responsibility for their child's success or failure.
So, what can you tell me about your own stories of success, frustration, failure, relocation, sleepless nights?
We just listed our home and it will be sold and closed on Mid August. Till then we're taking family trips to various areas to see and talk to as many folks in the area to try and find our next forever home. Our daughter turns 4 in Sept.
Thanks in advance for sharing what you can.
My wife and I started talking about eventually moving 10 years ago, at that time priorities were of course a little different and much simpler. Work, climate, and crime, and getting away from some politics. With a child, especially one that will be going into a special education program, that along with a neighborhood full of kids were they can ride their bikes and play outside is huge.
It has become a hard truth that it's hard to really know how a school system performs without actually talking to someone who is directly involved. Every school raves about what they offer but the reality is usually quite different. There are numerous interweb places that give OPINIONS but I've learned to take those with a big grain of salt. Here in CT most of these places are raved about, but talk to actual parents and many moved because this highly rated and raved about school was actually anything but. These are parents that were not sideline "let the school figure it out" people, but people that were willing and did invest as much time as possible and owning responsibility for their child's success or failure.
So, what can you tell me about your own stories of success, frustration, failure, relocation, sleepless nights?
We just listed our home and it will be sold and closed on Mid August. Till then we're taking family trips to various areas to see and talk to as many folks in the area to try and find our next forever home. Our daughter turns 4 in Sept.
Thanks in advance for sharing what you can.
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