Where to Live??? - Portland,TX

Well, I think you should focus on the fact that YOU don't sound happy about buying a house there -regardless of the kids. Maybe that will get through to your husband better. Think of it -there were really no such thing as "kid friendly towns" when most of us were growing up. Things like playgroups and bouncy house areas and mega playgrounds were few and far between if at all. We considered ourselves lucky to have a public pool in the summer and a skating rink 20 minutes away. If we had been blocks from the beach, it would have been a dream! Certainly your children and therefore you will meet new kids and their parents when they start to school, but I wouldn't put the focus on the "kid-friendly" part. I would focus on the fact that you don't like it! It sounds like the place you want to live would be fine -I mean 15 miles is nothing!

I notice you are in Rockport...we vacation there, our family has a vacation home there. I cannot ever imagine living there year round.

You can message me...were you looking at moving to Sinton...Aransas Pass...gosh anyplace would be better than Rockport /Fulton for living full time.

I have several cousins that teach and one is a school principle in Sinton. I do have lots of family down in that neck of the woods.

Believe me I understand about not qualifying for TX pre-k...my son would have loved it...but I could only afford a MDO as well...

I LOVE to vacation there...but I would be so lonely if we were living there...I feel your pain!!

I really think that you should live in the town that is 15 miles away if it is more kid friendly. He would be close enough to the water to go there all the time and the kids and you would have friends and things to do.

You should definitely find some people who really know the area to fill you both in on the lay of the land. Talk to realtors, people at stores/restaurants or just out walking. Don't be shy-you need to get a feel for the town. Just tell them that you are considering moving there and would like to get their thoughts on how family friendly it is. It would of course be best if you could stop some moms with kids. You might even make a friend out of it.

I am going to be the odd mom - you have only been in your new location for 3 months. I really don't know the area, so I can't give you really informed advice, but every time that I moved it took at least 6 months for me to settle in and a year before I had a group of friends. I think you should give it a little more time.
C.

"If Mama aint happy, nobody is happy!" I think the woman is the one who nests and spends most days home alone so she should be happy.
I detest our neighborhood as most families don't have children and the yards are too close. I wanted it for the $ stability of home prices. Supposedly NO ONE ever lost money in this neighborhood. The realtors can't say that now.

It is SO HARD making M. friends. I talk up women at McDonalds, parks, outside school, and in line at the store. I don't talk during exercise because I am trying to breathe and keep up.

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It's hard being "stuck" in an area because of your husband's job. I feel that way now while my husband is in school and find myself saying "only 3 years left". My goal is to move to the beach :-) However, I have been to Rockport and I know there is not a lot to do there.

We lived on South Padre Island from the middle of my 5th grade year until the middle of my 9th grade year. There wasn't a lot for kids to do there. We were lucky enough to have a swimming pool (we we used from Feb until Oct or so) and live right on the bay so my sister and I fished all the time. That was about it. We attended private school about an hour away so we didn't really have any friends close by. So, some beach areas aren't really set up for kids and you just have to make the best of it.

I do think things will get much better when your child is in K. YOu will probably meet lots of other moms that way and will meet other kids for your child to play with.

Good luck!

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I just realized you just moved 3 months ago. It took me a little over a year before I started to make new (good) friends and didn't mind the town as much (still can't wait to move, though). Hang in there :-)