So I have a fairly specialized education and work experience. It makes it so that where we live right now, in a tiny farming town, I'm far away from worthwhile jobs. So I stay at home with the two kids. No big deal. But I kinda miss working. It's also hard to find worthwhile jobs that we would move our whole family for. They don't come around very often. My dream stuff is very niche market. Basically biologist for NASA, niche. So we follow my husband's jobs, he's the breadwinner engineer, I've got no issue with it since i have my dream property right now.

However, yesterday I see a job posting. It is squarely in my wheelhouse, biologist for NASA job, combining my graduate research with my prior work experience. Pay would have me on equal footing with DH. I will never see this opportunity again, it's a once in a blue moon kind of thing.

It's also in Texas.

I share it on Facebook, tagging DH and asking jokingly if he'd move for my job this time (past two cross country moves were for him, the most recent brought us back to his home state and MIL, we've been here a year)

MIL texts DH. "What, you don't like Michigan? Why are you trying to leave? We aren't good enough anymore?"

DH handles it and tells me later, rolling his eyes.

Yes, MIL. Me getting excited over a dream job is a direct insult to you. We aren't trying to leave, but if I get this job, sayonara!