Mr. Peterson, There is close to zero information or insight into a specific issue I would love to hear your thoughts of. I would like to know what risks or negative outcomes come from a child who has to move several times as a child, being a new kid over and over.

I'll summarize my own experience bc I'm wanting to get some clarity as an adult now, reflecting to my childhood and not understanding why it was so difficult for me to do well in school or form close friendships.

I was a new student at 7 schools in total. Some within the same city but still new peers and environment. Looking back I realize that I spent more times trying to make people laugh bc I felt if I could get them to laugh then that meant they liked me. So my academics fell by the wayside. Also I never understood why I couldn't stay focused or do well with my grades, finally my junior year of high school I was diagnosed with a.d.d.

So grades aren't good. Got it trouble for being class clown. Parents made me feel bad bc they'd be mad and want to know why I didn't care about school and repeatedly ask why and being a child and not knowing anything about psychological issues, I never could answer bc I didn't know why. Parents would even say that I must do it intentionally bc I hate them and mom said that if my dad has a heart attack it'd be my fault bc of all the stress I caused him.

So here I am as a child, with a.d.d., being new kid 7 times, having no idea why I was the way I was. Then have parents make me feel horrible for it, even saying I am doing it intentionally.

It was always difficult to make sports teams bc kids pretty much all play together from the time they are small thru high school.

During all of this I'm also going through all the struggles of puberty. Hard finding where I belonged in the different cliques. Cool kids. Jocks. Nerds. Whatever.

Bc of all of this I've never been as close as I'd like to be with parents. My twin is deaf so he got more attention when we were little. Older sister is 4 years older so we weren't close.

After some substance abuse issues and other things in life as an adult, I'm at a point where I'm thinking more about why I acted the way I did and things are making more sense, I just wish I could find more information about the statistical data and facts about what the negative outcomes are for kids who move often.

Even though you hear it daily, I want you to know I listen to your podcasts and YouTube daily and it's helped me in so many ways to work through so many issues that have made it hard to be the kind of man I wanted to be and how to form relationships I always wanted to have. Thank you for all you do. Your efforts and work have been such a blessing for not only men, but society as a whole. It's a shame we can't have more positive influence such as yourself.

If you don't reply no big deal I know you're a busy guy but even writing this and venting has been therapeutic in itself.

Thank you!

Brandon B. - Kokomo, IN, USA