Am I doing the right thing?
Little background 32 (F): I have been at my school for one year. I currently live in a city but I commute 45 minutes to 1 hour everyday for a suburban elementary school.
I work as a .5 resource teacher and .5 sever needs (inclusive classroom). In the very beginning of the year, I met my now boyfriend and I will be moving in with him once my lease is up in July. However, the commute would be at-least 1 hour to 1.5 everyday (and I just don’t have it in me anymore).
I am moving closer to my family and where I’d like to be long term, so I know I am making the right decision. However, I still haven’t gotten a job for my new location. I am hopeful something will appear this summer, but so far there’s been very minimal postings.
Here’s my struggle: I feel anxious being around my coworker and not telling the truth. We share a room and she knew earlier in the year I was looking at moving schools due to commuting and my soon to be new location. However, with the school year ending and no prospects in site she keeps saying I better be staying next year. She’s going over the top to help ease my schedule for next year and has created a lot of co-teaching classes for us to teach together. We also are sharing a room. This would be fantastic if I end up having to stay BUT I hope I don’t have to.
I haven’t told her or anyone - because I feel like I need to remain silent until I’ve secured a job. I still just feel so bad not telling the truth and I know she’s going to be so upset. Am I doing the right thing?