I wasn't sure if this was the best place to post, but hope someone can offer advice. DH and I have been planning for a year or so to relocate from our current location to be nearer my family. We have two DC (3 and 1). The eldest is due to start school next year and the timing of school applications means that we have to move now if we're to be sure of getting a place (Good schools in the area tend to be oversubscribed, so it would be difficult to arrange to get in somewhere if we moved later on).
We've sold our house and had an offer accepted on one near a good school, a few minutes from my parents. We're due to exchange contracts at the end of this week. It was difficult to time finding a new job, selling the house and applying for schools so DH decided to keep his existing job for the time being. He thought he could do the commute (60 miles each way) by motorbike. However, he tried it for the first time today and decided he won't be able to do it every day. He is completely stressed and on the verge of saying he doesn't want to move.
Trouble is, it's so late in the day. I have resigned from my (part-time) job, cancelled nursery places and enrolled eldest DC in a new nursery. I have an interview for a new job. Nearly all our stuff is packed up.
I have suggested he stays near his job during the week and commutes weekly, but he is concerned about the impact on his relationship with the children. We are both teachers, so theoretically he should be able to find a new job in our new area fairly easily, but he is quite senior and thinks it will take a while to find an appropriate position. I think he should be able to get something by next September at the latest. Do you think a weekly commute would be doable for this time period?
I don't know what to say if he decides he doesn't want to go. Am I placing too much emphasis on applying for schools? We have no particular ties to our current location by the way.
Was just wondering what others think. Thanks for reading!
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Supposed to be relocating next week but DH has changed his mind! (Long)
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Movingdilemma · 01/10/2013 23:46
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