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Forum: The Barbie

Feb 16th 2018, 4:41 am

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Starting a family when abroad - advice?

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Posted By quoll

Re: Starting a family when abroad - advice?

If you’re close to your family, don’t go. Simples!

Forum: The Barbie

Feb 9th 2018, 4:54 am

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Starting a family when abroad - advice?

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Posted By quoll

Re: Starting a family when abroad - advice?

I’m with you! nothing worse than having my mum around when the kids were born. But I am astonished at the number of young women (my daughters in law included) who don’t seem to be able to cope...

Forum: The Barbie

Feb 8th 2018, 8:23 pm

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Starting a family when abroad - advice?

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Posted By quoll

Re: Starting a family when abroad - advice?

Nope, nobody ever made me feel guilty, certainly didn’t struggle raising the kids - but we just knuckled down and did what we had to, never asked anything of anyone else. I would say I was selfish -...

Forum: The Barbie

Feb 8th 2018, 5:35 am

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Starting a family when abroad - advice?

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Posted By quoll

Re: Starting a family when abroad - advice?

I agree with you. I didn’t mean selfish in the pejorative sense, just that in order to survive without being hurt by whatever guilting might come from anyone in your family/friend sphere you need to...

Forum: The Barbie

Feb 7th 2018, 4:02 pm

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Starting a family when abroad - advice?

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Posted By quoll

Re: Starting a family when abroad - advice?

If you are self sufficient and selfish you should be ok. I took my parents’ only grandchild away at 6 months then had another in Australia 3 years later. Doing it alone is a tough gig and I happen to...

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