I live in a HA house and when xp left I registered on a housing exchange site just too see what was on offer and originally I looked for something not too far from where I am now, but eventually my eyes got drawn to the coastal threads.
Anyhow, there are 2 people on the site I am on, that want to exchange from Cornwall (Launceston and Saltash) to Birmingham. One particulary wants my part of brum and the othe wants somewhere around brum to accept a place at B'ham uni.
I have emailed the first back asking for further details, and need to ring the second one if I am interested.
Now I am most definatly interested but my mum would be devestated. At the mo we live 3 minute walk away from each other and she sees my kids, her only grandkids ALOT. She is my main family support and the kids would miss her.
I am also very close to my dad, but he doesn't work, and he drives so I wouldn't be so concerned about him. My mum though works and does not drive so would be very limited about visiting.
I jokingly mentioned it to her and she jokingly said she would have to move too, but she is also in HA accomodation so I don't know how easy that would be.
TBH if my mum were not around, I wouldn't even be giving it a second thought, I would be ringing the appropriate people like a shot, as I think it would be great for me nd the kids to move away and start a fresh.
Sorry am waffling now, but i am so torn between not hurting my mum and making a new life for me and the kids, a better life.