Hi. thanks for reading. I need another perspective!
Dh and I have friends and family in north Devon. We love it and visit often (not just for tourism iykyim). I have 2 children 6&8.
Their Dad sees them alternate weekends and would be very unhappy with such a large move (3 hours in the car).
Our reasons for wanting to go are as follows:
Children are young enough to adapt to new school
We are a very outdoorsy family - so much for us to do there.
Our wider family don't require us in any practical way at present (may do in the future)
We could have a slightly bigger property and be mortgage free
We're not having any more children so dynamics should be stable
We are both in healthcare and have very stressful (but high earning) jobs.
If we don't have a mortgage we can work more flexibly and at a lower grade - maybe even part time.
I can't see the downsides apart from their dad. Do I really have to consider him in all this?
I think twice a month the dcs would cope with the journey on a Friday night after school then return when they're asleep on the Sunday.
Right any points of view very gratefully received
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Karatedoormat · 08/01/2016 22:05
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