Having sold real estate for many years, I can’t name the families whose children were devastated by a necessary move for corporate transfers, family situations, etc. They left friends, cousins, shcools, sports teams. They managed and I am sure in many cases they were stronger for the experience. It is more than understandable to stay in NY through the school year, after that she needs to be attentive to her responsibilities as a First Lady.
I agree with you, i.e., “she needs to be attentive to her responsibilities as a First Lady.”
I and my four siblings are P.K.s and we relocated to the town wherever Dad’s next church was. It wasn’t fun, but it was life. We adjusted, were at the top of our classes, and became successful adults. As children, we lived in the official “poverty” level so we certainly didn’t have the advantages that a multi-billionaire President’s child has.
I think if she uses Barron as an excuse to stay in NY, she’ll be opening a door for criticisms of elitism. Stay-at-home American wives have kids and they move where their husbands’ jobs take them.