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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 199054" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Jane, I am thinking that this is a lesson that can only be learned one on one. I'm sure that in a way, they have grown closer. It's a relationship that they have had together without parental influence. He may have been hoping that there were influences and history with friends and your home that made her steal from all of you at home, and he probably hoped that <em>she</em> had moved on to a more mature life when she moved to Seattle. I feel badly for him that he didn't find it to be different. But, he shouldn't feel badly about needing to leave her and her drama behind. He's not her daddy, he's her brother. These are her choices, and he is not responsible for her.</p><p></p><p>One good thing about the economy tanking is that there will definitely be people looking for roommates. Rents in apartments will go up because no one will be getting home loans very easily for a while. </p><p></p><p>Knowing the Pacific NW the way I do, I have to say that Seattle is wonderful and cool, but really impractical. The cost of living is outrageous and the traffic is killer. Knowing that he is a good chef, he is probably working downtown, but he will find it hard to find anything in his price range that he won't have to travel for.</p><p></p><p>I did find a site that compares cost of living (and just about everything else) between cities. The telling thing about Seattle and Portland is the median income and median home price comparisons.</p><p></p><p>Median Income:</p><p></p><p>Portland $49,442</p><p>Seattle $67,882</p><p></p><p>So, he'd probably earn $1.35 in Seattle for every $1.00 he'd earn in Portland.</p><p></p><p>Average Median Home price</p><p></p><p>Portland $242,450</p><p>Seattle $483,100</p><p></p><p>So, he'd pay about $2.00 in rent in Seattle for every $1.00 he'd pay in Portland. IOW, it's really expensive and difficult to get set up and started in Seattle.</p><p></p><p>If he'd like to check out Portland, have him call us and come down for a weekend. We'd be happy to show him around. It's close enough to be available to his sister with a 3 hour drive. It's far enough away to not have to hear about her every move and problem. I get the feeling that when her boyfriend gets back from fishing, it's going to get ugly. easy child isn't going to be able to change that.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to hear that he got burned. That really is lousy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 199054, member: 99"] Jane, I am thinking that this is a lesson that can only be learned one on one. I'm sure that in a way, they have grown closer. It's a relationship that they have had together without parental influence. He may have been hoping that there were influences and history with friends and your home that made her steal from all of you at home, and he probably hoped that [I]she[/I] had moved on to a more mature life when she moved to Seattle. I feel badly for him that he didn't find it to be different. But, he shouldn't feel badly about needing to leave her and her drama behind. He's not her daddy, he's her brother. These are her choices, and he is not responsible for her. One good thing about the economy tanking is that there will definitely be people looking for roommates. Rents in apartments will go up because no one will be getting home loans very easily for a while. Knowing the Pacific NW the way I do, I have to say that Seattle is wonderful and cool, but really impractical. The cost of living is outrageous and the traffic is killer. Knowing that he is a good chef, he is probably working downtown, but he will find it hard to find anything in his price range that he won't have to travel for. I did find a site that compares cost of living (and just about everything else) between cities. The telling thing about Seattle and Portland is the median income and median home price comparisons. Median Income: Portland $49,442 Seattle $67,882 So, he'd probably earn $1.35 in Seattle for every $1.00 he'd earn in Portland. Average Median Home price Portland $242,450 Seattle $483,100 So, he'd pay about $2.00 in rent in Seattle for every $1.00 he'd pay in Portland. IOW, it's really expensive and difficult to get set up and started in Seattle. If he'd like to check out Portland, have him call us and come down for a weekend. We'd be happy to show him around. It's close enough to be available to his sister with a 3 hour drive. It's far enough away to not have to hear about her every move and problem. I get the feeling that when her boyfriend gets back from fishing, it's going to get ugly. easy child isn't going to be able to change that. I'm sorry to hear that he got burned. That really is lousy. [/QUOTE]
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