hey gals, I need some help making a huge decision for my family.
my FIL is ill and my partner wants to move two states to assist. this part I have no issue with as he is family and we always help family.
my dilemma is the timing. we have an opportunity to go in three weeks when the lease is up, which means pulling our daughter out of kinder, or wait till the end of year when she finishes her kinder and find a school quickly in the area we move to.
another issue is finances, although we have the funds to get up there, we would need to stay with my in laws for a longer period of time to save for furniture etc. (we plan to take as little as possible. kids furniture only really)
so im asking what would you do? would you make a rush move to help your inlaw asap who really needs it and pull your child out of kinder and take her away from her friends, or would you wait till the end of year when you are more savings but have to rush an enrolment to school?
I also have my education to consider, but I can do distance and talk to my lecturers as I only have a placement left.
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I just want to commend you on such a selfless thing you are doing. How beautiful of you for uprooting your family to help your fil.
I think if he needs help now then I would go as soon as possible. But that's just me. You will know what is right for your family. Best of luck.
I would do now. It is so soon in the new year that it's not going to make a difference at all. Maybe see if your landlord would extend the lease so she can finish the term, might be a good compromise.
No matter if you go now or wait till end of yr your child will
Still need to make new friends. Coming from someone that had an extremely sick FIL I would go now. Our family needed us at that time and we basically closed up our house and moved into my Inlaws place. It wasn't the most ideal situation but it was what our family needed at the time.
Pull her out of kinder now. I'd much rather put her in a new kinder so she has time to make friends that she will go to school with. Rather than starting her at a new school/new home/new everything all at once
Pull her out of kinder now. I'd much rather put her in a new kinder so she has time to make friends that she will go to school with. Rather than starting her at a new school/new home/new everything all at once