I applaud the author for having the guts to make such a drastic change and see it through. I get it.

I'd be curious to know, though, and without being too critical, how this change affects his kids? Did they have to change schools? Leave friends and be further away from family? I ask mainly because as a kid I was often a victim of my mother's fickleness, and as a parent it has been a goal of mine to give my kids the stability I didn't have. Again, not a judgement here, just interested in hearing about that aspect of this endeavor.