How can I convince my Mom to let me move to Brazil...?
I already posted this but it was in the middle of the night so no one really answered...I am 13 years old and live in San Francisco. I am Brazilian and live with my mom. I had the idea to try living and being a student in Brazil. I speak almost fluent Portuguese. If I went to live in Brazil I would live with my uncle who has a 16 year old daughter and wife in the state of Rondonia. I have been to Brazil many times and while some parts of Brazil suffer poverty, Brazil is well developed and has many well educated people. The problem is I haven't brought it up with my Mom, as she gets easily offended by things like these. She will say I don't love her and won't miss her but that is not true. How can I convince my Mom? I only wanna stay there for a year
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1 :
Just sit her down and tell her Hey Mom? I've recently been thinking about staying in Brazil for a little. I mean I like it here with you but I just really want to stay in Brazil. I'm better at Porteguese that English and I'm from there and I just really love being over there. I could stay with Uncle Blank and his family. I just really want to go. I'll miss you a lot and I'll miss it here but how about I stay there for just one school year and see how I liek it?
2 :
well let her time.. u are still her baby boy.... u are still 13 ... let her raise you like she planned to - when u are over puperty - or like 18 , 19 you will have it a lot easier to convince her ! :)
3 :
your 13, your too young to do that.
4 :
Sorry, I don't think there's any way she will let you. I know it doesn't feel fair but a parent's desire to protect her children is too strong to let them just move away to another country. She wants the best for you and probably just couldn't stand not knowing at all times that you were safe. (Even if you just wanted to move down the street she would feel this same way!)
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It costs the Average American $200,000 to raise one child from the age of 0 to 18, yes zero, before your birth, clothes, le mans classes etc etc... Anyways you are 13 now. SO, if you moved there right now, it would cost your uncle about $67,000 to raise you until you are 18. Thats not including college, either. Most kids are NOT independent at age 18 and if you go to college for the next 4 years lets add $33,000 to that to make a nice even number of about ohh $100,000 total for your existance for the next 9 years. You're not thinking properly... It's also your moms job to raise you and teach you about life until you're mature enough, adjusted enough to step into the real world. Look back at some of your old pictures when you were 9 10 11 and you will say man what was a i thiking i look like a fool, but im smarter now i dress way better and dont have such a goofy haircut... Well, im 25 and I look at pics when i was your age, when i thought i knew everything about anything and said, man look at that dork, what was i thinking.... YOu will never convince your mom to let you go to brazil, unless she hates you and wants to pawn you off on someone else.
6 :
Why would it be a big issue? Just have reasons you want to go (for a new experience, etc) and don't just come out like you would rather be there than here with your mom. Sounds like you have an excellent plan, and staying with your uncle is SO much better than staying with some stranger in a exchange student program.
7 :
Maybe you could wait until you are in high school or in college and study abroad for a year.
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