I left London (Honor Oak) five years ago with dh and ds now 9 and ds now 6. We moved to Cardiff and bought a beautiful house, which we couldn't afford in London. The kids are happy in Cardiff and so are we, but finding well paid jobs with prospects has been hard. Husband has been freelance and I've been part time teaching. We don't have a mortgage so don't need a big income.
To cut a long story short we both secured good jobs in London recently and our house is under offer. We found a house in Sydenham, albeit ex council and the process of moving is underway. I was initially excited but am now having real doubts. I can barely sleep. Our lives will be a lot more stressful. I'm worried I won't be able to collect my children due to bad traffic etc and will be late. After all our outgoings we will likely be in the same situation financially as here! The reality is very scary. The children are very settled in their school which is a good one.
I'm in two minds at backing out but will be breaching our new job contracts ...but then wonder if we will regret it if we don't try it. We are in our early 40s..and wonder who goes back to London with kids? Are we mad to even be going down this route and should we settle for what we've got which is a relaxed lifestyle where we are both able to focus on our children but professionally we aren't going anywhere!