I️ need advice :(
My husband and I️, along with our 1.5yr old and a baby on the way, live in my hometown. This is where my family is and we are super close with them. My grandparents babysit my daughter. She LOVES her pops and Granny. My aunt and Uncle live right across the road from them and she absolutely loves them and my cousins. We live in a very small community and families are always hanging out together. We live on a farm so she is growing up with that. I️ couldn’t imagine a day when she wouldn’t get to ride the side by side to check cows.
My husband is from Ohio, where his parents and siblings lived growing up. Now, only his parents are there as his siblings have moved on with their lives. He did not grow up around family, as his parents moved away from all of theirs for a job states away before kids were even in the picture for them.
We both have great jobs for a corporate company and are very successful. This past year my husband took a position where he traveled every week of the year and was Home on weekends. I️ made it through because of the support of my family. I saw them daily and they live 15 min away. They helped with my daughter and made things bearable.
Now, my husband may be getting a major promotion that would cause us to potentially need to move. This would be states away, he would still be traveling overnight a few nights a week, but needs to have a home base in the region. I am torn.
Do I️ quit my successful job, move away from my family and support system with my toddler and baby (when he or she’s here) for his job? He never grew up around family and doesn’t quite get the value. I’m stuck. I️ want to be a good wife, but I️ don’t want to leave my happiness either.
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