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Can I ask for advice and also whether anyone considering a move back to the UK is feeling scared and undecided too? We've been here 6 years - it was never meant to be permanent and in that time Ive always missed the UK and as the years have passed we've missed extended family more than anything- we have 4 children so returning home for a holiday hasn't been an option due to cost but also self preservation too as I'm not sure I could cope with how unsettled it would make me on my return to Oz - to be positive though it's a beautiful country, we've made lovely friends etc but the bottom line is it's just too far away from home - just after Christmas my husband applied for and has been offered a job in London which means the possibility of going home is now a reality but we're both so scared about making the wrong decision in case we end up regretting it and despite being Australian citizens we're trying not to leave with the attitude that we can always return. If we were deciding as a couple we could probably make the decision but we're so worried about how the children will settle into a new life with new schools etc that we're changing our minds every 2 minutes - our eldest is 10 and our youngest is 3). Does anyone else feel this way and can someone please tell me if their move back has been a success with young children? Also, can anyone recommend a good place to live in the Uk within a commutable driving distance of London but which also offers facilities etc for a young family to settle in (our family are in Oxford)