To move or not to move...that is the question...

I would put my family first, I'd move where my husband is...you don't have a work there right? and your daughter wants to be with dad...so I think it's pretty simple... It's not where your at really, but who your with that counts...

Which do you prefer living with your family or with your friends? You are just scared of being in a new place, just make your husband and daughter your inspiration. If you have made great friends down there, I think you can gain more friends up there. I also think that a few weeks with a new place will make you adjust to the new sorroundings.

I have visited the Sunshine Coast and stopped off in places up to North Queensland. It is a difficult decision because you love living on the Sunshine Coast and have loads of friends there. It is a stunningly beautiful area and the weather is fine. It would be hotter in North Queensland. If I was you I would go to visit Mackay for a vacation and see where the husband is living. I would go back home and discuss the choice with my best friend. Good luck deciding whether to move or not.

Wow! I had no idea that you were living like that. That must be a tough situation to be in. I could not do it myself as I could not bear being away from my kids for so long. It is not good for the kids either to have their father away from them so much. Money is not everything. Surely there must be some work around on the Sunny Coast? South East QLD is still going strong from what I can see. Is he working in the mines up there? I know a few people that go away and work in the mines and like the lifestyle of having a few weeks off at a time when they get back, but it is tough on everyone while they are away.

I would want my family to be together so I think i would make sacrafices to have my family together. You could always go back where you are presently to visit couldn't you?

I'd move back. Even though the Sunshine Coast is beautiful, it's important to be close to your family. If you have the opportunity I would move back. Who knows, he may move to Sunshine Coast down the track somewhere.

If he comes back to visit often, I'd stay right where I was, if I were in your shoes. My step-dad had a similar job, and only came home on occasion, because of travel distance. While I was a lot older than your daughter, it was still the only home in which I'd ever lived, so we stayed there. When my husband worked in AZ, I went down there, because I was an adult living away from home already, and had no children to take care of.