I have just been offered a great job in NY (job is amazing, it's permanent, pay is great, it's NY!) I have an old uni friend who lives their (she is from the states) so I would have someone there.
I should go - it is a great oppotunity, I'm young (27), have no relationship ties to keep me here. And if I don't go I know I may regret it.
However.
My 2 siblings are older, married, DCs, established lives. And our DParents are not getting any younger (they were 'older parents' when we were born) and DDad has complex, life threatening health problems that basically mean he is dying. One sibling lives at other end of country to DParents and the other one lives about 4 hrs away. I currently live only 45mins away from Dparents and do a lot for them on a regular basis (I work about half hour from their house)
My head is telling me to go and take the job - to turn it down would be... and I know DParents would feel like I should definatly take it (Haven't told anyone yet)
yet
My heart is telling me not to go - that going when DDad is so ill may mean I miss moments with him (and the reality - his death, planning to get a flight for funeral etc), that I wont be around to help out and who else would do it? I wont be around DMum if (when) DDad is not here.
Feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place
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to move to the USA when DDad is dying ?
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lifeanddeathbrigade · 30/09/2011 00:56
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