Hi all, first time poster, just want to scope views...
My partner and I both work full time. We have a 3 and 5 year old, both at two different schools (the youngest will start properly in Sept). We use schools that are out of our catchment area because none of our local ones have afterschool. I only have to commute into work 2-3 days a week, and not usually over the summer (I work at a university). But my commute is 1.20-1.30 hours + school run (x 2) = 2.5 hours one way (so approx 4 hours on the days I'm in). My partner has lots of meetings (but can usually work from home) so we usually do 1 school run each i.e. am or pm and he wants to keep it like this. I have a new job. My commute will now be 1.45-2hours before school run, and we were always planning to move. In terms of house hunting, I've said I think I should keep my commute to an hour max each way. This has been met with lots of resistance and calls of me being selfish. If I didn't have kids I would get on with it, but it's really hard to do my job and not get in until 10.30, or have to leave at 3.30 (even if only 3 days a week). Am I being unreasonable? Any suggestions about how to find a way through. TIA