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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 463523" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks for all these responses- I didn't realize there were 2 pages at first! JJJ, oh- yeah- one of those first 2 has a security system (hopefully with a panic button). Unfortunately, I simply can't trail thru the neighborhood late at night. I'm always having to get up relatively early and this area takes me about 20-30 mins to get to it- all the areas I'm considering do. But the nicer one I talked about is clearly going to be quieter- more settled occupants, etc. The occupants are mostly older retired people or young families. Apparently there aren't many teens in it- is that good or bad?</p><p></p><p>Now to try to clarify "neighborhood" and so forth- assume we're talking about Washington Difficult Child (we're not but most can visualize it better). OK, if you live there, you come to know that some areas are better than others. I don't know how Difficult Child works, but let's say there are 3 sd's that serve Difficult Child and each sd has 6 high schools. I haven't found anything feasible for rent in the best high school's jurisdiction. The second best serves an area that is more circular in area and most of those neighborhoods are very nice, with the exception of these small pockets of townhomes. So, difficult child would live in a dumpy cul-de-sac (trust me- that one is) but travel a mile to and from school thru a very nice neighborhood. Then, say these nicer condos are in the high school zone that is fourth best out of those 6, only because it's zone is shaped more like a strip and one end of that strip neighbors a very bad area- known for crime, etc. The other end of the strip is nice and the part in the middle is mediocre. This compex is in the nicer end and is adjacent to the best school's zone, which has the nicest homes, shopping, etc. I wouldn't even consider living in the 5th or 6th zone.</p><p></p><p>Now, regarding this particular town/sd as a whole, it's better than any of the neighboring towns/sds. I do want to be comfortable in it and I know I better. LOL! But I have also learned that having a difficult child can end up costing me a whole lot more if he messes up so I have to give him a shot at having constructive things to do around him. I just don't know which is better or worse- more drugs in school or more drugs around the neighborhood, for instance. That would require having a better understanding of what difficult child's downfall is. Is it that he doesn't feel like he fits in at school so seeks out the easist "friends" or is it that he feels lonely and a misfit being the only child of a single working mom and needs more social life around his home/community? It might not matter- he might be darn determined to self-destruct and I'm hoping for a transitional placement in order to determine that before he comes back to live with me. But I can't wait for that to move and I have no more answers for him right now. I'm leaning toward the nicer neighborhood. For one thing, I don't know if they'll let him go to mainstream school for a while, if ever. For another, if he goes to a transitional placement maybe the nicer neighborhood will help motivate him to "work toward it". And for another, I am going to resent it if I pick the worst one and he messes up. And I'll blame myself, too, for picking that neighborhood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 463523, member: 3699"] Thanks for all these responses- I didn't realize there were 2 pages at first! JJJ, oh- yeah- one of those first 2 has a security system (hopefully with a panic button). Unfortunately, I simply can't trail thru the neighborhood late at night. I'm always having to get up relatively early and this area takes me about 20-30 mins to get to it- all the areas I'm considering do. But the nicer one I talked about is clearly going to be quieter- more settled occupants, etc. The occupants are mostly older retired people or young families. Apparently there aren't many teens in it- is that good or bad? Now to try to clarify "neighborhood" and so forth- assume we're talking about Washington Difficult Child (we're not but most can visualize it better). OK, if you live there, you come to know that some areas are better than others. I don't know how Difficult Child works, but let's say there are 3 sd's that serve Difficult Child and each sd has 6 high schools. I haven't found anything feasible for rent in the best high school's jurisdiction. The second best serves an area that is more circular in area and most of those neighborhoods are very nice, with the exception of these small pockets of townhomes. So, difficult child would live in a dumpy cul-de-sac (trust me- that one is) but travel a mile to and from school thru a very nice neighborhood. Then, say these nicer condos are in the high school zone that is fourth best out of those 6, only because it's zone is shaped more like a strip and one end of that strip neighbors a very bad area- known for crime, etc. The other end of the strip is nice and the part in the middle is mediocre. This compex is in the nicer end and is adjacent to the best school's zone, which has the nicest homes, shopping, etc. I wouldn't even consider living in the 5th or 6th zone. Now, regarding this particular town/sd as a whole, it's better than any of the neighboring towns/sds. I do want to be comfortable in it and I know I better. LOL! But I have also learned that having a difficult child can end up costing me a whole lot more if he messes up so I have to give him a shot at having constructive things to do around him. I just don't know which is better or worse- more drugs in school or more drugs around the neighborhood, for instance. That would require having a better understanding of what difficult child's downfall is. Is it that he doesn't feel like he fits in at school so seeks out the easist "friends" or is it that he feels lonely and a misfit being the only child of a single working mom and needs more social life around his home/community? It might not matter- he might be darn determined to self-destruct and I'm hoping for a transitional placement in order to determine that before he comes back to live with me. But I can't wait for that to move and I have no more answers for him right now. I'm leaning toward the nicer neighborhood. For one thing, I don't know if they'll let him go to mainstream school for a while, if ever. For another, if he goes to a transitional placement maybe the nicer neighborhood will help motivate him to "work toward it". And for another, I am going to resent it if I pick the worst one and he messes up. And I'll blame myself, too, for picking that neighborhood. [/QUOTE]
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