Okay... My parents have definitely screwed me over.

[Youmadbro]

Yep. You read that right. I am p-i-s-s-e-d.
My parents are moving me to Ohio. Yah. That's friggin right. Ohio. I am happy here! I have a boyfriend, many best friends and am happy. But they wanna move to Ohio for my cousin and her family. (To let you all in I am Shawna's cousin [WalkingOnDisaster])
I just... EEEERRRGGG!!!!!!
I don't wanna leave iowa... I am happy.

Am I being stupid?

[LouBerry]

Well, sometimes we have to trust that our parents know what is best. It's not always the case, sure, but no matter what, you have to find the silver lining. I know how much it sucks to have to leave your friends and the environment you're used to. I had to twice when I was younger. I mean, you get a chance to re-invent. If it's meant to be with the boy, he'll keep up with you. Your friends too. But, now you get to make new friends. Have new adventures. Maybe fall in love with someone new. Moving is scary, but think of all the endless possibilities.

[Youmadbro]

Well, sometimes we have to trust that our parents know what is best. It's not always the case, sure, but no matter what, you have to find the silver lining. I know how much it sucks to have to leave your friends and the environment you're used to. I had to twice when I was younger. I mean, you get a chance to re-invent. If it's meant to be with the boy, he'll keep up with you. Your friends too. But, now you get to make new friends. Have new adventures. Maybe fall in love with someone new. Moving is scary, but think of all the endless possibilities.

Thanks for this. It did help. :D

[LouBerry]

You're welcome. (:

[PinkFloyd]

Well I would support you moving straight north into Minnesota because well, we're awesome, but Ohio... Sorry.

[Second Chance]

Moving is tough, but I am sure for your parents to make such a big change there must be a good reason. At this point I am sure your parents are also in the same boat as you because they're leaving behind jobs, friends, and maybe property which is tough. I think the move will be hard on everyone which is why you all should work together if this is definitely happening.

If it means anything, if you are an underclassman in high school, then you should find some new friends pretty quickly. Because of Skype, Facebook, etc. you can still keep in contact with your old friends for a while. If you are an upperclassman in high school, then the reality is that you will be working or going into college in no time, and many times we don't keep in contact with folks from high school after graduation. One way or another you will find a niche.

It sucks that you're leaving a boyfriend behind which is going to be the hardest part of the move. If you two are meant to be together, then he will wait for you. If you two grow apart as people, then at least you know the relationship was not mean to be. Especially if you are not too far from 18, then you two can probably get back together once you turn 18 especially if you go back to Iowa.

I hope things work out for you.

[jayyy-lmao]

Yep. You read that right. I am p-i-s-s-e-d.
My parents are moving me to Ohio. Yah. That's friggin right. Ohio. I am happy here! I have a boyfriend, many best friends and am happy. But they wanna move to Ohio for my cousin and her family. (To let you all in I am Shawna's cousin [WalkingOnDisaster])
I just... EEEERRRGGG!!!!!!
I don't wanna leave iowa... I am happy.

Am I being stupid?

I moved across the country when I was ten. Yeah, it hurt. Yeah, it's hard. But there is no way you're gonna change your parents mind. So when you do move, words of warning.
Be the nicest person you can possibly be.
Make more of an effort than you've ever made before to make friends, because it is LONE-LY when you move and you got no one.
You aren't being stupid. When I heard my parents were moving me, I slammed a door in their faces and locked myself in my room for a week, only opening the door to get food and drink, and to use the loo. You won't be angry for long. You'll see that it could be a second chance at life. New start. Do the stuff you did wrong right this time. Good luck.

[Ryhanna]

Aww. Moving can be hard - especially leaving behind a life that you're happy with.

But look on the bright side. You might love it even more there. And you'll meet new people, make new friends... Instead of thinking about how much it sucks having to leave, maybe try thinking of it as a new beginning. Try thinking about all the new opportunities and experiences moving to a new place could bring you.

Hell, even if it sucks, you can move back when you leave home if you really want to. :D

[Danny Phantom]

I agree, moving is difficult. I moved from out of NY city centre to one of the other boroughs (it wasn't much of a long distance type move) and I left lots of friends who I don't see anymore. it was hard and I'm still adjusting to it a year later, but I mad lots of other friends now and I have found myself and my hobbies with this move too.

You may really like it, who knows? I've been to Ohio (family out there), and its a lovely state with lots of lovely people. You'll be safe and sound there. You should look at this positively, it is what you are going to make out of it. If you make it out well, you'll like it, trust me. And if you want to go back to Iowa, do that for college :D

[workingatperfect]

You just have to trust that your parents are doing what is best for the family as whole, even if it may not be what's best for you. But Ohio isn't as bad as people say. People complain and complain about how boring it is, but it's what you make of it. It doesn't mean you have to break up with your boyfriend. If the relationship is worth it to you, you can give distance a try. I'm sure you'll make new friends. Honestly, I've seen people move to my school that I've gone to my whole life, and by the end of the week they have more friends than me haha. It might take a couple weeks, maybe even a month, but you'll find happiness here/there/whatever. It could even be really nice to have a new scenery, fresh faces. Be positive about it, and it'll turn out 100x better than if you have a bad attitude towards it. :)