Today, I had to turn down a huge job promotion that would have meant a bigger salary and more benefits because it would have required me to move, and my wife and kids absolutely refuse to leave behind the farm we live on or all the animals. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my wife inherited her grandparents' farm in Hawaii and she is now dead-set on uprooting our kids and everything, and moving the family there. I keep telling her that just isn't feasible or financially possible, but she won't take no for an answer. FML
Today, my job transfer was canceled literally as we were getting in the U-Haul. While my kids celebrate that they don't have to leave their friends and everything, my wife and I are fighting like cats and dogs over the huge mess this shit created. FML
Today, I'm getting a divorce after only three months because my wife accepted a job transfer that would require us to move across the country. I'm sorry but I do not want to be away from my kids or my family. FML
Today, I was offered a job that pays almost double what I'm currently making. I just found out that it requires me to relocate to Florida. I'm forced to turn it down to protect my young trans daughter. FML
Today, my family got mad at me and called me a "selfish" for not moving to the same state they’re in while I was visiting, so they could be closer to my kid. We were living in the same house as them until two years ago, in my current state, until they decided to move with only a month's notice for me to find a new place. FML
Today, I was forced into accepting a "promotion" for a position that pays less than what I get right now. FML
Today, my wife quit her job, not wanting to go back to in person at her office, to be a stay-at-home mom. Tomorrow, for my birthday, I was going to tell her that I'm not in love with her, have found an apartment, and signed a 2-year lease. I can't afford the apartment, mortgage, and the kids' tuition. FML
Today, my now ex-boyfriend begged me not to take an amazing promotion at my job. He reasoned that he’d be emasculated and humiliated if he had a girlfriend that outranked and out-earned him. I had to celebrate alone as my whole family lives in another state. Congrats to me but also, FML
Today, my husband and I moved to get closer to his job. Today he got transferred 150 miles away from where we moved to. FML
Today, my wife is divorcing me because she wants to party more with her friends alone. One year ago, I followed her to Norway, where her family lives. I left my friends, family and job opportunities (which were very good) in order to live with her. Now I am shoveling shit on a horse farm. FML
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tiptoppc 21
Happiness isn’t just a large paycheck. Happiness can be defined by other factors. To your family, your current assets and living conditions may be better than the job, and while moving to an unfamiliar place can be scary, it also creates instability and chaos as well as uncertainty and definitely breaks bonds that were formed in the old place. Don’t be attached to the FOMO. There are other opportunities that will come along that won’t require your family to sacrifice all of that they love. Be happy your family is happy. Stress can make issues worse by moving and other things that it brings and isn’t guaranteed to bring advancement
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tiptoppc 21
Happiness isn’t just a large paycheck. Happiness can be defined by other factors. To your family, your current assets and living conditions may be better than the job, and while moving to an unfamiliar place can be scary, it also creates instability and chaos as well as uncertainty and definitely breaks bonds that were formed in the old place. Don’t be attached to the FOMO. There are other opportunities that will come along that won’t require your family to sacrifice all of that they love. Be happy your family is happy. Stress can make issues worse by moving and other things that it brings and isn’t guaranteed to bring advancement