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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the thing that bothers me is that he's so nearby. For people who had to move to a different state to take a job and the dad moved ahead with back and forth visits, with jobs that require travel, or other out of state contracts, there's really no other option. But she's talking about being 50 miles away, and would rather live apart during the week than have her family together. It doesn't make sense to me. All so her kids can go to a nicer elementary school, instead of a good elementary school near where their dad works. She's almost certainly talking about Palo Alto or San Jose, and I promise there are good schools in that area. Especially if it's only for two years and the kids are in elementary school.

I also think it would be rough to move them across the country and almost immediately have dad move out for several days a week. That seems like a lot for little kids to deal with, and I can't imagine doing that if it weren't necessary.[/quote]

This is OP.  Yes we are grappling with this, both DH and I realize it will be a big change for our kids.  We are considering cramming into a 1200 SF apartment in the city and exploring parochial schools.  The best parochials are full next year, but hopefully there are last minute openings.  If we cannot get into a decent school in the city, then we would look at living further away in the good public school system while husband lives in the city for a few years. OR, we just stay where we are now, because we don’t have to move.  It has just always been a dream of ours to get to this particular city, and we were initially excited about the opportunity, however I don’t want to do this at our kid’s expense. [/quote]

He’ll be working in SF? Not South Bay? Plenty of people commute to SF from Marin or the East Bay. Albany, Berkeley, and El Cerrito basically exist so people who work in the city can put their kids in decent public schools. Albany has exceptional schools and people are always fighting for transfer spots. But if he’s working in the city, I’m not sure why you think he can’t live with you in Marin, unless you think a commute longer than 15-20 minutes is unacceptable. [/quote]

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