I am hoping to hear some positive stories from other mums because right now I feel so guilty and anxious about our decision to move interstate. My husband and I and our two small children have made the extremely difficult decision to move interstate. He had been offered a job there but also has a large family whom I love and know would offer a great support network. Our children also have a lot of cousins and I would love to see them grow up together. My own brother and I are not particularly close and even though our kids get along great, they rarely see each other. I have made many efforts but they are very involved with his wife's family and we seem to have been forgotten about! The only family I am really close to is my mum and dad, who we will miss dearly. They are clearly upset about our decision but are also supportive and understand why. They are very close to my children and I'm riddled with guilt taking them away. I know we will still see them a couple of times a year but it won't be the same. Has anybody else been in a similar situation and if so, how do you make it work?
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I haven't made the same decision but we live interstate from my In laws, we do video Skype chats regularly with the kids and u get them to draw pictures for Nan and Pa :) yeah it's always been that way but it might help make it easier :)
My parents live interstate while my IL are up the road. My 2 brothers live in the same city as my parents and they will organise 1 weekend a month where someone comes to pick up my kids, they spend the weekend with them all and then they are bought home again. It works to give hubby and I a break and our kids have a blast.
It absolutely sucks not having my family close by in emergencies but they would drop everything the second I needed them to be there for us.