Hey everyone. I'm hoping that some of you will be able to give some insight into a rather tough decision.

I'm currently living in a small town called Mineola with my step-father's grandparents and my step-father and mother. We live at their house with them, helping pay a portion of the rent. And in addition, my grandmother has been sick, so we've been taking care of them. In fact, we moved from our old home in a town called Bullard to take care of them.

Now, my grandparent's live in a very nice home, but due to certain...personality clashes, we're not happy with our current living conditions. Personally, we like Mineola, and I fit in pretty well at school, but we don't like the house we're in.

Recently, an opportunity arose to return to Bullard, the previous town I'd lived in. It's similar to Mineola, in the sense that it's small, quiet, and everyone knows everyone. I don't necessarily like those attributes, but I have great friends in both of these towns, and I've really pined to go back.

Bullard is appealing because I have so many good friends there, and I like the band program much better. Also, as a guitarist looking to find a band, I prefer Bullard because of many of my friends are musicians. I also really like the theater class there.

The biggest problem with Bullard is that the only house for rent that's available, is quite a mess...it's small, and a definite down-grade from what we're used to.

Now, Mineola also has it's pluses, which include: Good friends, A nice theater group, and a nicer city as a whole. It's much more alive. However, it's increasingly difficult to find people who are on the same page musically. Also, my current friend group is a bunch of over-confident guys that can tend to be jerks...However, finding a house would be much easier in Mineola, as many houses are appearing for rent.

I'm also trying to take my parent's happiness into consideration because I know that they wouldn't be happy in a cruddy mess of a home. I want them to be proud of where we live.

The final option, that they presented on the ride home, is moving to Dallas. Dallas, is a good choice for several reasons, being close to family, new experiences, and increased chance of finding a band. However, the thought of going to a big 4A or 5A school, does intimidate a country kid who's only ever been to a 3A school where everyone knows everyone.

I'm sorry to bother everyone with my problems, but with school steadily approaching quicker and quicker, I needed some outside input. Thanks everyone.

Dallas is crap, i lived there for a year, dont bother with it
what is causing the turmoil in your home, family or the home itself?
also if you have the cash and want good schools, good community live in plano
one of the nicest places in texas

Well, sort of both. My grandparents treat us like dirt, despite the fact they are being taken care of by us, even though they are both in much better health than they let on. Now, the odd thing about our current situation is that they have two living areas. The main house, where I stay with them, and then a small shop converted to a little apartment area on their property. This shop/apartment has no bathroom and is small and cramped, with no hot water, so you can imagine my parent's thoughts on having to live down there.

Plano IS an option thanks to family living around there. Is there any specific reason you hate Dallas? Just curious, because I want to get all angles.

go to dallas, kiss pink, become a great MC. then maybe die, but eh....we all gotta go sometime

If you trust your mother and stepfather let them decide.

I lived there for a year, i got my apartment broken into 3 times, traffic is terrible, and my car got broken into a lot too

Plano on the other hand is awesome i lived with my friends dad, you could leave your house unlocked and nothing would happen, you could keep your trunk open while you got groceries without them being stolen
yes in dallas i had my groceries stolen, when i got accepted into uco i left texas back home to oklahoma
if you have the ability i would go to oklahoma,almost everyone here is friendly

So what happens to your gma and gpa when you move? If they are coming with then space should be a top priority.

They'll be staying in their current house, as they are a lot healthier than they seemed.