Hello...
Would appreciate advice and honest opinions. I am about to move to a new area a couple of hours away and am worried about how this will affect my two DDs (years 2 and 4).
They absolutely love their current school. Will they adapt?
The situation is a bit complicated - the move involves a move closer to my family (which is positive) but has been mostly triggered by my partner’s job relocating. Partner is step-dad to DDs.
Their Dad visits them where we live now and is involved but also works away a lot. If we move I’d travel with DDs to drop the girls with him every other weekend so his time with them is preserved... not ideal but manageable.
But DDs are more upset and worried about the school move than any other aspect of the change. School has been a constant for them through all the other changes and they love it where they are.
If me and DDs don’t move, I stay where we are just to keep them at the same school effectively as a single mum and try to manage a long term long distance relationship (which will be tough). Am already struggling to juggle busy full time job with family life and that would continue with extra pressure of being completely solo (both in terms of support and bills etc).
Is it daft to consider staying on that basis so they can be stable and is it selfish to move when they are so happy? Or will they adapt and is it worth it to be nearer parents/with partner?
Any advice appreciated....!
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