I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
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I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Hi To Everyone Old & New,
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Hi Jo,
Good Luck with your move, its a shame that your family can't be happier for you but at the end of the day you have to do what is right for you, your OH and your children. Hopefully your family will come round in time and be happy for you.
Best Wishes
Andrea
xx
Good Luck with your move, its a shame that your family can't be happier for you but at the end of the day you have to do what is right for you, your OH and your children. Hopefully your family will come round in time and be happy for you.
Best Wishes
Andrea
xx
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by jojo666
Hi To Everyone Old & New,
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by jojo666
Hi To Everyone Old & New,
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by jojo666
Hi To Everyone Old & New,
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
Although This Is My First Post I Have Been On This Forum For Over A Year Reading All Your Different Views And Opinions On Just About Any Subject , You Always Seem Willing To Help Each Other Out When You Can And I Must Say Without Knowing It You Have Been A Source Of Support To Myself & My Family. After A Lot Of Soul Searching We Decided To Follow Our Dream And Began The Visa Process June Last Year And Applied For A Business Visa Through An Agent. My Family Consists Of Myself My Husband And 3 Children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When We Started This I Had Know Idea What An Emotional Roller Coaster This Would Be. I Am One Of 6 Children 3girls 3 Boys We Are All Married Or In Relationships And All Live Close To Each Other Except For One Brother Who Lives In Perth. We Are A Very Close Knit Family Who Have Lived In Each Others Pockets For Years And I Am Extremely Close To My Mum Who Is On Her Own Now, When I Told Them I Was Planning To Emigrate It Began World War 3 And To This Day They Have Never Accepted I Am Going. We Have Now Got Our Visa And Sold Our House (37 Viewings Later) And Are Hopefully Off In A Few Weeks They Don't Even Want To Know When We Are Going They Just Want Us To Slip Off Quietly. I Cannot Tell You How Hard This Has Been On All Of Us Especially My 2 Elder Children I Just Wish I Had A Crystal Ball To See If Things Would Look Different In A Years Time. As A Family We Are Excited About The Move But As Many Of You Know Who Have Been Through Similar Situations The Visa Process Selling The House Moving To Another Country Is Very Daunting , Don't Get Me Wrong I Know It's Going To Be Very Hard On The Rest Of My Family But To Have To Pretend For The Last 18 Months That It Isn't Happening Has Put Immense Pressure On All Of Us You Would Be Amazed At Some Of The Things That Have Been Said And Done I Would Have Loved Things To Have Been Different But There You Go What Will Be Will Be. On A Lighter Note We Are Hoping To Settle Near The Gold Coast And Look Forward To Meeting Some Of You . I Hope I Haven' T Bored You I Just Wanted To Say Thanks To All Of You Who Without Knowing Have Helped Me Through This Situation And Kept Me Company In The Wee Hours When I Cannot Sleep. Best Wishes To All Of You Jo X
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by herrchook
Good on you for posting, but pleeeeeeese remove some of the caps? I'm seeing double, and I'm sober so it's not wine...this time
lol - I thought it was just me who was struggling to read it
Really sorry to hear you're getting jip re the move - you could really do with support right now and some understanding. My own family are struggling with us moving (6wks or so to Perth) but they know why we're doing it but will miss us like mad...as the time is approaching I feel myself becoming much more emotional about it..especially with regards to my dad (approaching 70) and my 2yo son - they have such a strong bond and I'm feeling so guilty about breaking that up.
Anyway - big hugs to you...hope your family see sense before you leave and you can leave on a high note with no regrets.
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by herrchook
Good on you for posting, but pleeeeeeese remove some of the caps? I'm seeing double, and I'm sober so it's not wine...this time
god yes, it was bugging the crXp out of me too!
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Hi again,
Sorry about it being difficult to read, feel like the new kid at school having an English lesson. thanks for the replies though jo x
Sorry about it being difficult to read, feel like the new kid at school having an English lesson. thanks for the replies though jo x
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by busterboy
god yes, it was bugging the crXp out of me too!
Thought you would be too pissed by now to notice!!!!
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by jojo666
Hi again,
Sorry about it being difficult to read, feel like the new kid at school having an English lesson. thanks for the replies though jo x
Sorry about it being difficult to read, feel like the new kid at school having an English lesson. thanks for the replies though jo x
Hi Jo, you go & follow your dream, I had a quick look in my crystal ball for you & you're all gonna be fine
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Jo
Welcome to the board
Moving away from family is never easy and I really believe that you have do what is right for you and your own, in this life.
My Mother and Father moved us kids over to Australia when I was 8 and I moved back to England when I was 24. I am now (7 years later) going back to Australia and taking my fiance with me. This of course, means leaving his family behind, so I am feeling it all over again .... of course, via him.
It is a shame that your family is not communicating with you and wants you to slip off quietly. Whilst they might not like the idea of you moving (and who really does, want to see family go) they should respect your decision and try and make the best of it.
I am sorry this has had such an impact on your kids. I really hope you enjoy your new life in Australia!
All the best
Welcome to the board
Moving away from family is never easy and I really believe that you have do what is right for you and your own, in this life.
My Mother and Father moved us kids over to Australia when I was 8 and I moved back to England when I was 24. I am now (7 years later) going back to Australia and taking my fiance with me. This of course, means leaving his family behind, so I am feeling it all over again .... of course, via him.
It is a shame that your family is not communicating with you and wants you to slip off quietly. Whilst they might not like the idea of you moving (and who really does, want to see family go) they should respect your decision and try and make the best of it.
I am sorry this has had such an impact on your kids. I really hope you enjoy your new life in Australia!
All the best
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
Thought you would be too pissed by now to notice!!!!
you sex hormone
me louch drunk
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by jojo666
Although this is my first post i have been on this forum for over a year reading all your different views and opinions on just about any subject , you always seem willing to help each other out when you can and i must say without knowing it you have been a source of support to myself & my family. After a lot of soul searching we decided to follow our dream and began the visa process june last year and applied for a business visa through an agent. My family consists of myself my husband and 3 children 16, 11, & 5yrs. When we started this i had know idea what an emotional roller coaster this would be. I am one of 6 children 3girls 3 boys we are all married or in relationships and all live close to each other except for one brother who lives in perth. We are a very close knit family who have lived in each others pockets for years and i am extremely close to my mum who is on her own now, when i told them i was planning to emigrate it began world war 3 and to this day they have never accepted i am going. We have now got our visa and sold our house (37 viewings later) and are hopefully off in a few weeks they don't even want to know when we are going they just want us to slip off quietly. I cannot tell you how hard this has been on all of us especially my 2 elder children i just wish i had a crystal ball to see if things would look different in a years time. As a family we are excited about the move but as many of you know who have been through similar situations the visa process selling the house moving to another country is very daunting , don't get me wrong i know it's going to be very hard on the rest of my family but to have to pretend for the last 18 months that it isn't happening has put immense pressure on all of us you would be amazed at some of the things that have been said and done i would have loved things to have been different but there you go what will be will be. On a lighter note we are hoping to settle near the gold coast and look forward to meeting some of you . I hope i haven' t bored you i just wanted to say thanks to all of you who without knowing have helped me through this situation and kept me company in the wee hours when i cannot sleep. Best wishes to all of you jo x
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by Hutch
Had trouble reading it too ... have de-capped it (two second job in a text editor, didn't retype it - lol )
hutch,
thanks for de-capping my post think it was giving people a headache. wouldn't think i had o level english would you. once i started writing couldn't stop, good therapy jox
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Re: I Wish I Had A Crystal Ball
Originally Posted by jojo666
once i started writing couldn't stop, good therapy jox