options......

[TDada]

1)Stay in the UK, both parents continue to work hard, giving 3 kids excellent education (private) and lots of opportunity but parents are always whacked and not much time for parents to have fun

2)Mom gives up work and looks after the kids, dad works overseas (Moscow) earning quite a nice package so education, expensive holidays, etc not an issue. Dad will be away 75pc of the time. Mom can now become gym lady, pampering herself and pursue real interests as opposed to corporate grind.

3)Entire family moves to Moscow on very generous expat package with accommodation and education paid for etc., disrupting the children's UK education which is going very well.

Which one do you think?

I think another poster mentioned this but is Moscow a safe place to live?

good point...one of the reasons why mom prefers to stay put....dad has good life insurance !

am sure mum would prefer dad to be with them than having his life insurance payout though

hard decision to make tdada

i still reckon i'd go with option 3 though. i think it would be a great experience for the children as well as the parents, something that most children wouldn't get to do.

thisisyesterday - agree; think the problem is that eldest boy (infact all 3 kids) is in such a good groove at school etc. that parents are scared to take the risk and disrupt.