[babs92]

We have lived in a small market town (UK) surrounded by countryside (sounds lovely I know!) for 10 years. We have two children, 13 and 11. 13 year old is in secondary school and 11 yr old is in a special school (he has autism).

I am fed up and never really settled in this town and want to move back to where we were before we moved here. All my family are in that town as well as my husbands brother and wife. My husband was born and brought up there too and I had lived there from age 13. I feel thats where we belong. It would be nearer to my sons special school but obviously our daughter would have to move schools.

My husband doesnt want to move back. He says there is too many memories there, good and bad I would add. Its a big town, lots to do for families etc. schools are ok. My husband doesnt want our daughter in a different school either, he says the one she is at is in the top 10 in the county, but I looked online and its gone down in fact. The one I would like her to go to is actually higher in the tables than the one she is attending!

My husband and I both went to school there and we turned out ok! I am getting very depressed and want to be nearer to my mother now, she is a widow and not getting any younger. I feel isolated here, what can I do to convince my husband that I am unhappy here?

I have bipolar 2 and last night I brought up the subject of moving again, I said I was deeply unhappy here. Immediately he started on about how he felt and I said "would you just listen to me"! He walked out the room. I have been so patient for so many years, but he won't budge. Ok we had a lot of issues with my mother when we lived there but its a long time ago now, my mother and I get on so well now, we have worked on our relationship and she gets on great with my husband.

I don't know where I am going with my life, I work a few hours a week from home doing typing but my children are getting older, I can't just leave my son with anyone here if I went back out for work. I know its not the answer, my husband thinks me going back to work will solve my depression!

Any help would be so appreciated, I just can't go on like this anymore.