What would you do if your child was 17, moved to a new town with you, hates his new school, and misses his old friends terribly?

What would you do if your child was 17, moved to a new town with you, hates his new school, and misses his old friends terribly?
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Suck it up, do well in school, and know that you’ll be out of there soon enough and off to college on your own.
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