To be sad about family moving away

[nighttime78]

My family (brother, wife and their kids, plus my parents) have always lived within a 45 minute drive of each other and we all see each other fairly regularly as a result. This Christmas, both have announced they’re moving to the opposite end of the country for various reasons. My DC will be gutted - they get on very well with their cousins and are close to my mum and dad. It’s left me feeling really bereft and questioning whether we should also up sticks and move to be closer to them, even though our own DC are very happy and settled in early years primary school and we have jobs and friends here. I know it’s unreasonable to expect things to stay as they are forever, but I still can’t help feeling unsettled and upset that they’re going so far away 😢

Well, of course YANBU to feel sad.
I think that would be a normal response t hearing that not one, but two households you are close to are both leaving the area at the same time.

Of course it's normal to feel sad that your family are moving away and that you will see less of them. It sounds like you are settled and happy where you are so I wouldn't think about upping sticks and moving to be near them. They may not stay there either and then what are you going to do? You can't follow them all over the country. Give yourself time to get used to the idea - daily life is busy and you will still be able to meet up for holidays and weekends etc