Time To Relocate
You are happy in your job. You are good at it, your work is appreciated, and you have a career that you love. The boss calls you into the office. He tells you that they are planning on expanding. They are so happy with your work that you are being offered the chance to head the new company. More money, more perks, a company car and the chance to take your expertise to an entire new division of the company, in another state. It is a huge decision. While all the job aspects of the new position sound great, there is a family to consider. A family who has made a lifetime here in this location, a family who would be resistant to change all of that for a company car and a few extra bucks.
Your kids would have to attend a new school, your wife would be leaving all of her friends, you would be leaving neighbors and relationships that you have spent a significant amount of time nurturing. This is home. What to do? You and your wife need to make this decision together. Maybe it is the right time for a move. Maybe the kids will be in between schools and it is a good time to make the move to a new school. Even if the kids are not thrilled with the idea, if you and your wife make the decision that this is the best thing for your family, your children will adjust. They will make new friends and so will you. The new school may be better than the old one. A new home, a new environment does not have to be sad, it may just be the adventure of a lifetime.