I hate being on the horns of a dilemma. I seem to be debating between Options A and B in several matters these days and it gets harder to be decisive because so many other elemets come into play.
So.... Colorado. Do we all go? Does DH go and the rest of us stay? Does DH go with one child?
My job. Do I keep it and spare church and pastor the hassle of finding a replacement who doesn't know anything? Or do I give it up and allow myself more time for home, family and my own interests?
How should I prepare myself for the prospect of spending a year holding down the fort with DH almost 2000 miles away? Should I look forward to a year of being in control of the remote, being able to put things where I want them and making some quiet little changes to the decor without seeking approval? Or should I figure out how on earth I'm going to survive as a parent the first month without him?
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....
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Definitely not a good time for the kids to move school even within states. Having moved mine when they were 15,12.5 and 10.5, the only one who hasn't been scarred by the whole experience was the 10.5 yr old (can't believe she is now a 20 yr old TEXAN!). Of all the moves we made when the kids were young, this move is still the most raw one of the lot.
ReplyDeleteIts all work out in the end and we would have had to move from Scotland by the end of 2002 as the factory closed down, so that would have been even more dramatic I suspect. However, at the time, it was for a 14 month contract and looking back, I don't think we would have done it. Alan's experience was the most difficult and in your face but Elisabeth, my eldest, has suffered less obvious, more subtle effects but ones that are still affecting her life even now.
A year will fly by very quickly and you will have the added bonus of a few trips to a beautiful part of the country. Which city will he be based in? We have friends in Fort Collins and visited once - absolutely stunning landscape. you learn a lot more about yourself and how you can cope in a crisis.
As for the job, let them know what is happening and see how it pans out - you might grateful for the chance to get away from the family for a few hours each week. Plus, you will learn a lot more about yourself and how you can cope in a crisis.
Wise words - Thanks, Jacqui for the benefit of your experiences. I'm sure I'll survive and truly we'll be better off here where I have friends and the kids have theirs.
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