Even as an adult, moving was a hard thing for me. At the age of 33, I made a 100 mile move with my 5 year old daughter. We moved away from her dad and away from my parents and friends.....it was hard, but necessary as it offered a better position for me, financialy, with my job. My daughter was too young to really understand what was happening, but you know what? We did ok. It took a long time for me to think of this as home. It was as if I had moved 2000 miles, rather than 100 miles, but we made it work.

I know you will miss you dad and your pup, but keep on making the effort to stay in touch with your dad, even if it is by phone most of the time. He will feel better and so will you. And your darling pup will be with you soon enough, hopefully.

I hope and pray that your mom is sensitive to how this move affects you and your relationship with your father. I worked, extra hard, to make sure that my daughter maintained as much contact with her dad as possible, all of these years. She is a well adjusted 15 1/2 year old girl now, with a healthy relationship with both of us, and with both of her steparents.

Logan