Greetings Internet. Not sure if 'advice' is exactly what I am looking for, but here we go.
I am twenty something, living at home. Currently this is the case to save money, but I could support myself well enough with my current job. I've been looking for new employment since I've been steadily feeling less satisfied with it for quite a while. This new job (which may happen pretty soon actually) may require moving out. That's not a problem for me, I want to move out in the near future regardless of what my job situation is.
The problem isn't how I can handle moving out, I think I'll be fine. However, the more I think about it, the more I become worried about how my parents (mostly my mother) will handle it. I'm the youngest of 3 with a 5 year gap between me and my older brother. My mom has pretty much been a full time mom for over 30 years. When I think about how sad she'd be if I had to move even a slightly significant distance away, I feel a little, what's the word, oh right sad. They are also both getting up there in age. Not 'put them in a home' old or anything, but I do help a lot around the house so I worry about that too.
My job is pretty worthless to me right now, so that has to change, and it'd be great if I could find a good job closer to home, but that's not super likely. If I put myself absolutely first, I could likely cause a lot of heartache and due to a wonderful thing called love and empathy, the idea makes me feel a little shitty. I want to find a good balance in this, but I don't how possible that is.
So there's that. Any thoughts... or something?
I am twenty something, living at home. Currently this is the case to save money, but I could support myself well enough with my current job. I've been looking for new employment since I've been steadily feeling less satisfied with it for quite a while. This new job (which may happen pretty soon actually) may require moving out. That's not a problem for me, I want to move out in the near future regardless of what my job situation is.
The problem isn't how I can handle moving out, I think I'll be fine. However, the more I think about it, the more I become worried about how my parents (mostly my mother) will handle it. I'm the youngest of 3 with a 5 year gap between me and my older brother. My mom has pretty much been a full time mom for over 30 years. When I think about how sad she'd be if I had to move even a slightly significant distance away, I feel a little, what's the word, oh right sad. They are also both getting up there in age. Not 'put them in a home' old or anything, but I do help a lot around the house so I worry about that too.
My job is pretty worthless to me right now, so that has to change, and it'd be great if I could find a good job closer to home, but that's not super likely. If I put myself absolutely first, I could likely cause a lot of heartache and due to a wonderful thing called love and empathy, the idea makes me feel a little shitty. I want to find a good balance in this, but I don't how possible that is.
So there's that. Any thoughts... or something?