You love your family, so it’s understandable that telling them that you’ve decided to move to a different state will make you nervous and apprehensive. You can ease your anxieties and turn the situation into a positive discussion by using these three tips.
Plan Ahead for a Disagreement
When your family finds out that you plan to move out of state, they might attempt to talk you out of moving. Before you have this discussion with your family, prepare for the reasons they’ll give you for why moving out of state is a bad idea. Make a list of how this move benefits you. This will help the disagreement to become more of a discussion between adults. And once you present them with your positive reasons for moving, they might just begin to see the move in a more positive light and offer you more support and encouragement.
Construct a Moving Plan
Your family will feel more comfortable with your decision to move to a different state if you show them that you’ve created a detailed moving plan that provides solutions for multiple issues commonly associated with moving to a different state. Show them that you’ve found an affordable apartment or home near a mode of public transportation. It will also make the talk go more smoothly to have job interviews already set for when you arrive in your new state. This information will make your family realize that you’re serious about this move and that it isn’t a wild impulse that you’ll come to regret in a few months.
Ease into the Conversation
This type of news has the potential to seriously upset some of your more sensitive family members. This isn’t the type of news that should be blurted out in a rash manner but should be gently eased into during a calm, pleasant family gathering. Begin the conversation with positive words of gratitude and then ease into revealing that you’re moving to a different state. Give them room for questions for you to answer so that you can ease their worries and concerns.
Keep in mind that this is a very important conversation to have with your family. You don’t want them to find out your moving by spotting the real estate sign in your front yard. Also, keep in mind that as an adult, your decision to move out of state is entirely valid. You’re only seeking their blessing, not their permission.
