How to convince my mom to move to Los Angeles?

Why should she listen to immature whining?

You are a spoiled little *****. I feel sorry for your mom.

With all due respect, you won't win that fight until you have your own income. Besides, as you said, LA is only an hour away.

You wrote, "LA is only an hour away..." Well, if LA is only an hour away, then there's really no reason to LiVE there, just get on the bus, Gus, and go there as often as possible on your own, with or without your Mom's knowledge and permission, and hang out in all the cool places, and look around all over town, and soon enough you'll be old enough to move there on your own, and you'll already know the city like the back of your hand, because you'll have been there so much when you were younger. Go for it! Good luck!... ☺

We get this question in this forum regularly from selfish kids who get it in their heads that LA is some magical place, where the weather is great, everything is pretty and everything is wonderful. In other words, SoCal is a sitcom where there’s no trash, dirt, smog, crime, or traffic, and any problem is resolved in 23.5 minutes (allowing for commercial breaks). They just don't think it through. Do you realize what you are asking your parents to do? -Give up their jobs. LA has some of the highest unemployment in the US. How will you survive? -Give up their friends -Move to a MUCH more expensive location. Did you ever stop to think how much it cost to live here? The average home price is $400K, which means your mortgage would be about $2,800. Renting a 3 BR home would be about $2500-$3000 in a decent area. Try asking your parents how much they pay in rent or mortgage each month. Sure, the weather is great out here. But asking us to come up with reasons that will magically convince your mom to move out here is unrealistic and selfish. Give your parents some credit. Maybe she cannot afford it, and don't want to admit it to you. Wouldn't it be terrible if you moved out here, tried to make it work, then lost your home and had to live out in the streets? Count your blessings. Moving to LA is not a solution to your problems. Let me guess... you want to be an ACTOR. Get in line behind the other 100,000 kids who take acting, dancing, and singing workshops. Why would you want to live in LA? OC is MUCH newer, MUCH cleaner, the streets are wider, and just about everything is just nicer. Reading into your question: "Personal reasons I really don't feel I can live in this area any longer" and "I won't listen" are both HUGE signs of immaturity. Running away from your problems won't solve anything. The only way you grow is to DEAL with your problems. And another sign of maturity is listening to people who are wiser than you. Why not tell your mom about your problems? You'd be surprised how understanding she might be. And if not your mom, then some other adult. Heck, I've got 4 kids of my own, and there's NOTHING they can tell me that would shock and surprise me. I might be disappointed, but shocked or surprised? NEVER. I've seen too much already. That's the advantage in being older and more experienced. If you can't talk to your mom, find another adult you can trust. Having a coach or mentor can really help you through this difficult time. Good luck. "Life IS pain, princess. Anyone who says differently is selling you something." -The Dread Pirate Roberts, in "The Princess Bride" Heck, I'll even listen to you if you need to email someone. I won't meet you, but can offer advice.

Why LA....high crime, expensive, crowded, phonies, and infested with Liberals

The grass isn't greener on the other side. Move there when you're an adult. Try working hard in school so that you can get accepted at a school in Los Angeles. Your mother is NOT going to risk losing everything to move there. Unfortunately, NOBODY here is on your side with this question.