We would move. I know because two years ago last week, we did it. We tried for two years to NOT do it, but in the end, we opted to put 10 hours and 3 states in between all of our family/friends and ourselves. It is tough....VERY tough sometimes, in fact, but you do what you have to do.

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Yes, we would move. We want to move across the country eventually anyway. We hope to end up in New Hampshire one day. It would be hard on my mother but at some point she has to let go.

We would if my parents came with us. We live next door to them and spend A LOT of time together. My mom is my best friend and mother. My dad is my husband's fishing partner and best friend. The kids are very attached to them, too. Having been through the medical hurtles I've been through, I wouldn't be away from my parents unless it was absolutely necessary. I don't know what we would have done without them. I know we would have made it, but the peace of mind they bring is worth far more than double or triple DH's salary.

Money is a tool to us, not a goal. It is secondary to some other things we place importance on and right now being near my parents is important to the whole family.

If it weren't for them, we would do it.

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I wouldn't want to I am happy with my surroundings.I like the kids drs.,school, family, their friends. My dogs like it here. It is their land. I like things simple and already apprieciate what we have so much. My husband would probably say let's go! He's a MR.Crabs sometimes haha!

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Crystal Ann

If it was a job that i love then maybe but it would not be about the money.

I would prefer not to move. We just moved here 3 years ago to be closer to family. Our parents are getting older and we wanted to visit more frequently. Also, now our oldest dd is in high school and doesn't want us move again until she finished school. So, unless there is a problem with dh's job, we will be living here awhile (maybe).

absolutely.


i would not stand in the way of a better career choice for my husband just so i can be close to my family.


i have experienced life with a husband in a job that was miserable to be in - but we were close to family. no amount of family support helped the fact that my hub was made to work 6 days a week, 14,15 hour days. we did everything without him and he slept through many holiday meals simply due to exhaustion.


i have lived enough and seen many areas of the country to know when you have it good. to be able to find a great school system, great parks and facilities, decent way of life and a good job where your hub is HAPPY and happy coming home is all that i need. i can always fly/drive to see family - my immediate family is what comes first.

Yep ,we'd do it - Our Family is #1 Right now

We are Raising 4 kids on one Income - and I Firmly Believe Money is Needed to Make the Road alot Smoother.

I would do what I felt God wanted us to do.

That being said, while growing up we moved every 2 years - many times HOURS away from grandparents. Did I like it then - most of the time no. But it made me into a person who can adapt very easily into almost any situation and as an adult I can appreciate having gone to so many schools and living in so many areas.

Now, I understand how hard it was for my Mom (a SAHM) to do it. We currently live 30 minutes from both grandparents and about an hour from dh's extended family. My sister lives about 12 hours away from us.

When my sister got married her now dh had a teaching job 12 hours away and loved it so she moved there. I strongly encouraged her to move there (to strengthen bond with her dh and weaken reliance on our parents). Now she is pregnant, she has some decent friends and a great job, his job is not as great as it once was. She misses family all the time and feels left out when she knows my family and parents are all together. I didn't mention that her dh's parents live about 90 minutes away from me. She now spends 95% of her vacation time trying to divide it (equally) between families and driving 24 hours in a short amount of time. Plus trying to find people to watch their 2 dogs.

My dh thinks that it doesn't make sense to move so far away from family just to spend any vacation trying to get back to see them. Let alone for us the free babysitting that family provides us.

If I knew that God wanted us to move, He would take care of all the details just like He did for me growing up. I am content staying right here. Besides I can't believe how God has provided for us this far!

honestly, yes i would. it is very difficult surviving in today's world, and to have all of those benefits with only needing to move would be worth it. heck, if we had that much benefit, i would be able to travel to see my family pretty often anyway, and communication would never be a problem, as we would have the phone, internet, email, and snail mail :O)

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