Also, the first class tickets for the train were totally worth it.

  • @sir_pronoun
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    271 month ago

    How is the teenager taking it, apart from sleeping on luggage? With leaving behind friends and all that?

    • Flying SquidOP
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      491 month ago

      She has been an amazing trooper. Other than a breakdown after a really stressful situation where we missed the first train, then got on the wrong train a second time and had to climb up and back down a ton of stairs with our suitcases (understandable at that point) she has really made me proud of her. Especially considering how hard it is for autistic kids dealing with change. We’ll see how she fares tomorrow.

      • @[email protected]
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        191 month ago

        Good luck to both of you! If you would like some help I can reccomend Evan Edinger’s videos on his experience migrating to the UK. It may not be useful to a teen though, but he does have a couple videos comparing the UK and US school systems.

        • Flying SquidOP
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          131 month ago

          Thanks! Always good to have as much research material as possible in these situations.

      • @sir_pronoun
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        71 month ago

        Sounds like somebody earned themselves a really nice new plush toy or whatever kind of thing it is they like!

        • Flying SquidOP
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          81 month ago

          At this point (and she’s not demanding), I will buy her anything she wants within reason.