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[quote=Anonymous]Ohhh, I don't want to go against the grain, but I don't know if I would be doing this if I were OP.

I have a kid with moderate SNs (doesn't sound bad on paper, but has always had a terrible time interacting with the world around him).  I also have a very demanding job. I also have a DH who is 80% useless.

But I agree with the posters who are concerned that you are already overwhelmed, and you're not currently employed.  And you don't think you really deserve the job, and are sort of low motivation, have a very recent history of mental health issues, and are only getting this because you have a niche.  I'd be concerned this will break you and your family.  Not for nothing, it's also very dark for much of the year in Scandinavia, and I have friends who have struggled with worse depression there -- when they didn't speak the primary language, had trouble making friends as a consequence, plus it was dark at 3:45 in the afternoon in December.  And I say this as someone who loves Scandinavia.

I also don't believe the whole "it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, that will never happen again".  If you got the offer now, you can get it again.  You didn't get the offer 10 years ago because you weren't as experience as now.  If you got the offer now, you can get it again.

Also, not to point out the obvious, but foreign jobs for US persons in random markets like Scandinavia are actually really easy for US persons to get. Because not many people apply to those remote outposts, and US persons tend to have extremely impressive resumes relative to peers in other countries.   I think your biggest problem is you're underestimating your worth to be able to get this job in the future.  [/quote]

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