My husband is currently unemployed. He had a professional job, but took a package from his last employer and left as he wasn't happy there.
I wasn't too happy about this, I'd rather he'd stuck it out until he'd found a new job but there seemed to be a lot of jobs going in his sector at the time and he was confident he'd get a new job. Fast forward 3 months to now, he's been unsuccessful in securing a new role thus far. There is only 1 suitable job going in his sector at the moment and it's 3 hours away from where we live so would mean 3 or 4 nights away from home during the week, but beggars can't be choosers and I'd be ok with this. He's been invited to interview for this post next week.
Now to the problem, dh's parents think this is the craziest thing they've ever heard. They're trying to talk him out of even going for the interview. They're laying it on thick and making him feel super guiltY for even considering it, because we have kids and clearly this would mean he wouldn't see them as much.
They said "it wouldn't be fair on them" (the in laws that is) as i'd "basically be expecting them to raise our kids" while he's away mon-thurs (or tues-fri)
For context, they've always helped out with the kids 2 days a week while I work. Dh has never worked close to home and, when In work, has never been able to help with drop offs/pick ups etc. In his last job, he commuted 1.5 hours each way 4 days a week, so it's always been me sorting these things out with them.
I get that living away from your wife and kids for half the week wouldn't be an ideal situation, but I don't really see that the kids would notice much of a difference and it wouldn't affect the in laws at all. I wouldn't be asking them to do anything they don't usually do when dh is in ft work.
Is it just me? They seem to think I'm odd for being ok with this possibility 🤷♀️