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Yesterday was military Match Day, and DH got his first choice! I'm really happy for him, plus this looks like it will be a great opportunity for us. Factoring in all the military benefits, he'll be making around $60K, and we'll be living in a very low COL area (San Antonio, TX). We hope to buy a house and maybe even start a family years earlier than we could've on a civilian resident's pay! The only downside is that our families are both in Pennsylvania, so we'll be pretty far away. I know I'll get homesick sometimes.
Just like I knew she would, my mom got really upset when I gave her the news. I stayed upbeat about everything and told her about what a great opportunity this is for DH and me, but all she could say was that all the money in the world isn't worth moving away from family (we currently live only 2 hrs away), lots of things could change in four years (translation: my relatives might be dead by the time we move back), and she doesn't have the time or the money to travel all the way out to Texas to visit us (technically not true). Then she got really quiet and started crying, so I asked her is she wanted to talk anymore and then got off the phone. Although I doubt they'll be quite as dramatic, I expect similar reactions from at least two other relatives.
UGH! Now I almost feel guilty for being excited about the move! :banghead:
Just like I knew she would, my mom got really upset when I gave her the news. I stayed upbeat about everything and told her about what a great opportunity this is for DH and me, but all she could say was that all the money in the world isn't worth moving away from family (we currently live only 2 hrs away), lots of things could change in four years (translation: my relatives might be dead by the time we move back), and she doesn't have the time or the money to travel all the way out to Texas to visit us (technically not true). Then she got really quiet and started crying, so I asked her is she wanted to talk anymore and then got off the phone. Although I doubt they'll be quite as dramatic, I expect similar reactions from at least two other relatives.
UGH! Now I almost feel guilty for being excited about the move! :banghead:
That's really hard. I hope it doesn't put too much of a damper on your hard-earned joy. Congrats on nailing such a great opportunity for y'all!!
My parents did some guilt tripping to my husband, but nothing like that... That's too bad that she's reacting that way, but awesome that you got your first pick and that you're going to SA. I wanted to go there, but... not this time. Maybe next.
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