Moving interstate - Real Mum story on MoM

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Well about 2.5 months ago my hubby n five kids n I packed up all our belongings into a trailer and boat jumped in our two cars and drove from east coast to south aus as my hubby got a new job. Really didn’t want to move and still not sure about it all just trying to make the best of it and be positive. Everything is so different it’s hard. Can’t imagine what it’s like overseas if state to state is so different. School for kids so different we need to have an Australia wide school system!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted anonymously, 12th March 2014

22 Comments

- - mom113055 said
  - 27 Sep 2015
    2:45 pm
moving interstate

- - mom113055 said
  - 19 Apr 2015
    12:01 pm
its a good story to read

- - mom113055 said
  - 24 Mar 2015
    1:58 pm
great

- - mom93821 said
  - 17 Jan 2015
    9:53 am
Hope your move went well!

- - mom57522 said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    10:27 pm
Not just schools! It’s a pain having to change rego and licence as well.

- - ginoula5 said
  - 06 Aug 2014
    6:54 pm
Wishing you all the best on the move, hope you all settle in well

- - Michelle said
  - 29 Jul 2014
    3:46 pm
We did the interstate move after living in our house for 18 years, it wasn’t easy but we’ve sort of adjusted.

- - freeone1 said
  - 17 Jul 2014
    9:01 am
all the best

- - coppin85 said
  - 12 May 2014
    6:03 pm
I hope your settling in well

- - tilly said
  - 06 May 2014
    2:57 pm
I admire you for making the step. A lot of people would not have the drive for such a change and things will improve. It will get easier.

- - kathryn said
  - 29 Apr 2014
    9:36 pm
I think the school system and road systems should be standard for all of Australia

- - rhino333 said
  - 15 Apr 2014
    8:05 pm
5 kids!! wow that would have been a task lol.
I agree about the Australia wide school system, should also apply to road rules(especially for Learners and P-Platers) it’s so confusing

- - aussiemum said
  - 04 Apr 2014
    11:05 pm
We recently moved too. Making a new life is hard – and SLOW! The children are slowly starting to adjust to their new schools, but are yet to make any good friends. I have joined some local groups in a bid to making new friends, but they all have different values and lifestyle to what I’m used to and I still get lonely and exhausted. Every now and then I’ll get a glimpse of how fantastic it WILL be here when we acclimatise. It’s beautiful and the people are friendly enough – just distant. I don’t regret moving and believe we made the right choice, I think you and I will just have to be patient and lead by example – I have faith that things will improve soon.

- - yyon4699 said
  - 29 Mar 2014
    9:37 pm
I remembered when I first came to Aus for study I absolutely hate it too…. everything was different but once you got used to it you will begin to find new things and adjust to it….

- - jodie80 said
  - 22 Mar 2014
    10:45 am
i wish you all the luck in the world

- - yyon4699 said
  - 20 Mar 2014
    8:06 am
I wish you all the best!

- - yoyo70 said
  - 18 Mar 2014
    1:43 pm
I was 15 when my family and I moved from Perth to Melbourne. It look many, many years to adjust: friends, family, weather, driving, shops…. so many things are different. But, after many years, I wouldn’t call anywhere else home, and love it. It does take a while to adjust, but change can sometimes be as good as a holiday. Good luck!

- - arcticwynta said
  - 18 Mar 2014
    9:55 am
I hope you all do well and settle into your new life but I do agree about the education system should be the same in each state

- - jodie80 said
  - 16 Mar 2014
    10:07 am
good luck with everything . !

- - cinta said
  - 14 Mar 2014
    2:49 pm
I Hope You AllSettle In Soon, And Yes There Needs To Be Less Of A Gap In Our Schooling System From State To State