Am I being unreasonable to want to move away with my 3-year-old?
I’m looking for some honest opinions because I genuinely don’t know if I’m being unreasonable.
I currently live in the North West with my little boy, who is 3, and I’m considering moving to the North East. It would be around a two-hour drive from my family, so not incredibly far away, but obviously far enough that I wouldn’t be able to just pop over whenever I wanted.
The main reason I want to move is because I feel like it could give me and my little boy a fresh start and the opportunity to build a better life for ourselves. I’ve been in the same place for a long time and I feel like a change could bring better opportunities for both of us.
My mum thinks I need to consider things like what would happen if I needed to go to hospital or had an emergency, as I wouldn’t have a support network nearby. I completely understand where she’s coming from, but at the same time, I’ve only ever had to go to hospital once, so I don’t know whether I should base such a huge decision on something that might happen.
I do have family and a good support network where I currently live, and I know how lucky I am to have that. However, during the week it is generally just me and my little boy. Occasionally, at weekends, I might have help from family if I go out with friends, but that only happens rarely. My nana also helps me a lot with taking him to and from preschool, mainly because where I live isn’t particularly local to his current preschool.
So although I do have support around me, I still do the majority of the day-to-day parenting and manage things independently.
I also wouldn’t be moving anytime soon. I’m thinking at least next year, once my little boy has finished preschool and is due to start primary school. I’m currently looking at work-from-home jobs so that I can hopefully have something suitable in place before moving, and I’ve already started looking at primary schools in the area I’m considering moving to. I would make sure that work, housing, childcare and his school were properly sorted before making any decisions.
Obviously, I know moving away with a young child is a big decision, which is why I’m trying to think about everything properly now rather than making a rushed decision.
I suppose I just want honest opinions
Please be honest but kind!
(won’t let me add it into the other paragraph about hospital but i was rushed in due to a suspected stroke but was cleared from it and awaiting referral for further checks)