I have just been offered by Mum money to help buy home, never had any before, her mum died. Now, not much available where we live, we rent, nice but little house. DD just got into local school, I am not v sociable but have friends in village and a job nearby, PT. Mum keeps hinting we could move nearer to her and Dad, lots of cheaper, lovlier houses there, old friends of mine, but effectively moving back home. My parents are getting old, just about retired, DPs paents live near us at the moment, helping with childcare. What would be best for kids, to stay renting or move into small, less good and more expensive house, or move to old home town (my DP not keen as is more remote, but his job is flexible location and so shouldn't preclude the move)(maybe it is potential possibility of being near my folks that is main reason for disliking idea). Have any of you been in similar position, at least wrt moving away from settled area with young kids to nearer family, settling? unsettling? I am torn.....the houses there are great, the ones here for similar money are rubbish, but is that more important than DD being excited by going to her first school? She would surely be happy going to any new school, or would she? How disruptive is moving hous and whole community for a 2 yr old and a 4 yr old. I am scared of making a big mistake.