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Moving back home?
By peaceloveandtattoos » Posted Oct. 23, 2011 3:37pm - 339 views - 1 comment
Ok, so a new and very big possibility has been brought to the table as of today.
We are originally from Az, and moved here to Portland, Or. around 5 mos ago. My hubby's temp job will be ending in a couple weeks and he brought up the possibility of moving back for me and the new baby.
In the past i have suffered from depression. (Postpartum and regular) Since we have been here I have spent most of my time alone with the kids (he's been working). While it's a blessing to be able to stay at home, it's also pretty damn lonely. I haven't made any friends here or anything so DH is my one and only.
A little back story: We moved because DH hates Az for a lot of reasons, and i was ready to branch out and live somewhere new. I grew up there, DH grew up in a small town here in oregon.
I am feeling very torn.
All of our family and old friends are in Az still, yet I love Portland as a whole, and feel that we fit in well here.
Feeling very excited at the thought of being near family and having that support but a little sad to leave this pretty new city and move back to dirty Az.
DH's main reason for wanting to move back is for me. He hates that i am so lonely and knows it would be so much better to be near family. I agree.
sigh. Hard choice!
Any input?
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Moving back home?
By peaceloveandtattoos » Posted Oct. 23, 2011 3:37pm - 339 views - 1 comment
Ok, so a new and very big possibility has been brought to the table as of today.
We are originally from Az, and moved here to Portland, Or. around 5 mos ago. My hubby's temp job will be ending in a couple weeks and he brought up the possibility of moving back for me and the new baby.
In the past i have suffered from depression. (Postpartum and regular) Since we have been here I have spent most of my time alone with the kids (he's been working). While it's a blessing to be able to stay at home, it's also pretty damn lonely. I haven't made any friends here or anything so DH is my one and only.
A little back story: We moved because DH hates Az for a lot of reasons, and i was ready to branch out and live somewhere new. I grew up there, DH grew up in a small town here in oregon.
I am feeling very torn.
All of our family and old friends are in Az still, yet I love Portland as a whole, and feel that we fit in well here.
Feeling very excited at the thought of being near family and having that support but a little sad to leave this pretty new city and move back to dirty Az.
DH's main reason for wanting to move back is for me. He hates that i am so lonely and knows it would be so much better to be near family. I agree.
sigh. Hard choice!
Any input?
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 | Comment from PawMomma » Posted Oct. 23, 2011 8:23pm Being away from family is really hard. My husband and I actually live in AZ, but most of our family is either in MN or NY. If we had the opportunity to go back home (jobs, housing, etc), we would. I understand the aversion to how gross it can be here in AZ. . . we are planning on taking a day trip up to Flagstaff this winter just go get away and let the dogs play in the snow. It's hard to be alone and though this is my first baby, I have battled depression for years, myself and having a support structure sure helps and it will be nice to have family to lean on and just spend quality time with. |
