Every step that removes a piece of the life we once had (and the future life we expected to have, for that matter) brings with it some pain.
Regardless of whatever positives might accompany these things, I think our hearts grieve for the parts of our past life that we treasured.
Life with Debra and her kids here in North Carolina is wonderful and I am truly a happy and blessed man. But I tell you truthfully that pulling away from the first and only home I have ever owned made me feel broken inside. Looking in the rearview mirror and seeing my two boys standing there waving goodbye didn't help either.
You should feel loss and pain. I would be more bothered if you didn't.
That being said, the others are right when they encourage you to find the positives in this next transition.
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Moving out of my house sucked too. But I left a lot of ghosts behind...
Know that frank_d is on the mark with this one my friend. You will never forget the great memories of those years in that home. But by moving on, you also will not have to relive the negative ones over and over and over...
Your heart has not led you astray to this point, so find some quiet time to truly listen to what your gut has to say about where to make your next home. The home after all is what you get when you and the kids are living there, not what comes with the building.
I feel your pain and sympathisize completely.
Blessings,
Bill
"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon."
