Our decision is to move 8 hours away because our parents are aging and my mom has dementia which she won’t admit to. I don’t think it’s fair to leave all to my brother or sister and also I love and value my mother for raising me. My son is a sophomore and he is extremely angry about it. I do know what it’s like to be relocated in high school. It happened to me but I was in 9th. I feel like he will adjust. But he’s so angry with us and says he’d rather be adopted. I don’t know how to tell him how I’m feeling. He just says I don’t care about him. Am I being selfish? Is he right? I don’t want to hurt him but I also want to teach him the value in caring for family. We’ve lived far away his whole life. He’s such an angry guy anyway.
Before all these electronic annoyances, many families would sit down at the dinner table and talk, no phones, tvs, or any other electronic disturbances. Have you done that?
And tell your son being adopted is not something he should be wishing for. If he was, he'd have another whole set of complaints to be angry about! Being a teenager is a very tough time of life in the best of situations, ain't that the truth?
Good luck, no matter what you decide to do.
Your minor child
Your spouse
Yourself.
What plans have your parents made for their old age? Have you considered moving them closer to you?
If your teenaged son is an angry guy on a good day, consider finding a therapist for him.
"mom has dementia which she won’t admit to".
If you break you leg, you can see & feel it. If you brain is breaking in little ways - the brain doesn't always know.
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/anosognosia-dementia-patients-cant-recognize-impairment-210090.htm
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/anosognosia-top-tips-how-to-handle-varying-levels-of-awareness-430619.htm