Living situation...help please?

Question

I am a single mother of 3 children ages 10, 9 and 7. We recently had to get out of our house due to an abusive fiance. I left right away, took the kids and ran. I ended up at my parents house and have been there ever since. I have gotten back to work (parents live in a different town) and back on my feet. I just found the perfect home for us to rent to own and I was really excited about it. When i went to tell my parents i really though they would be happy for me, but boy was i wrong. They think its the worse decision i could make right now. I guess i don't get it. I kinda wonder if it has to do with my little sister leaving for college in a week and having an empty home. Am I wrong for wanting to have my own place? I really really appreciate my parents taking us in, but its time. Would i be a really horrible daughter if i take the house and leave? (Keep in mind its 0ne mile away from my parents house) thanks in advance!

Answer 1

It could be the empty nest thing. When our last child left for college, we were lost & didn't know what to do. It took several months for us to gear up for a new life without kids in the house. Then we began to enjoy it. We love when the kids come to visit, but we enjoy life without them. Now we have time to take classes, new hobbies, and stuff we never had time for when we were running kids to games, practices, and jobs. Our s*x life took a huge jump when we no longer had to sneak around or make love when they were all on dates. Do your parents a favor and take the house. You, too, will be better off. You will get interested in another man, someday. Can you imagine bringing a man home to your children AND your parents?  

Answer 2

they raised u all ur life so tell them now its ur turn to take this advantage u got and do whats best for ur children. u wont b that far away from them so if anything would happen theyd b there.  

Answer 3

No your not wrong. I think that they just worry about you and that might be the reason that they are telling you its not a good decision for you to make right now.But yes I would go ahead and do it and show them that you are going to be alright. If you stay to long you might become dependent on them or they on you.