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Anyone's parents make things difficult and miserable before you left the country?
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
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Originally Posted by iPom
Anyone's parents make things difficult and miserable before you left the country?
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
i think the brown smelly stuff will hit the fan once there told. still the way were going we won't smell it, we'll be stepping off the plain 10,500 miles away :scared: :scared:
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Originally Posted by sparks124
so far mine have been brilliant, really supportive. Nicky's on the other hand still haven't been told yet
i think the brown smelly stuff will hit the fan once there told. still the way were going we won't smell it, we'll be stepping off the plain 10,500 miles away :scared: :scared:
i think the brown smelly stuff will hit the fan once there told. still the way were going we won't smell it, we'll be stepping off the plain 10,500 miles away :scared: :scared:
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Re: Parents
Originally Posted by iPom
Anyone's parents make things difficult and miserable before you left the country?
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
Hopefully things will be sorted between us all before we go here's hoping .
So good luck with your family members and i know how your feeling we just want them to be happy for us and the kids. Tracey xx
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My MIL is very happy for us, but then again she's retiring to Turkey or Greece in a few years.
Sadly my Mum and Dad are no longer with us, as they both died from cancer a few years back
Sadly my Mum and Dad are no longer with us, as they both died from cancer a few years back
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Originally Posted by deanmhunt
Hi mine think i'm going to get away from them, and think i'm evil for taking kids away from them, but they only live 10 mins away at the moment and never visit them,they only see them when i visit them which aint to often just lately so doing what we think is right for our kids to give them a better future we hope.
Hopefully things will be sorted between us all before we go here's hoping .
So good luck with your family members and i know how your feeling we just want them to be happy for us and the kids. Tracey xx
Hopefully things will be sorted between us all before we go here's hoping .
So good luck with your family members and i know how your feeling we just want them to be happy for us and the kids. Tracey xx
Yes, you do just want them to be happy. My parents are trying to make things difficult, but my hub's parents are in Australia, so there is some jealousy going on. But honestly, my parents have made a very poor attempt at being grandparents so it's time to let the others have a go. The aussie lot are great, active, fun and interested, and the children love them.
I hope things will sort out ... at the moment, I am trying to organise a leaving party for us with family and they are being nothing but obstructive and controlling. It's making it miserable.
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Re: Parents
Originally Posted by WendyC
My MIL is very happy for us, but then again she's retiring to Turkey or Greece in a few years.
Sadly my Mum and Dad are no longer with us, as they both died from cancer a few years back
Sadly my Mum and Dad are no longer with us, as they both died from cancer a few years back
I'm sorry to hear about your parents Wendy, but equally glad you have a supportive in law.
Being horrible at this stage of the game is pointless... What's it going to accomplish or change?
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Originally Posted by iPom
You're leaving without letting them know? :scared:
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Re: Parents
Originally Posted by iPom
Yes, you do just want them to be happy. My parents are trying to make things difficult, but my hub's parents are in Australia, so there is some jealousy going on. But honestly, my parents have made a very poor attempt at being grandparents so it's time to let the others have a go. The aussie lot are great, active, fun and interested, and the children love them.
I hope things will sort out ... at the moment, I am trying to organise a leaving party for us with family and they are being nothing but obstructive and controlling. It's making it miserable.
I hope things will sort out ... at the moment, I am trying to organise a leaving party for us with family and they are being nothing but obstructive and controlling. It's making it miserable.
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Re: Parents
Originally Posted by iPom
Anyone's parents make things difficult and miserable before you left the country?
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
Mine have gone into control freak overdrive and it's really upsetting...
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Re: Parents
Originally Posted by superam74
We've just been & told my mum that we've just got our visas.It wasn't easy.She's always been the master of getting depressed & making people feel guilty , I think these next few months between now & when we leave are going to be rough.
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Originally Posted by superam74
We've just been & told my mum that we've just got our visas.It wasn't easy.She's always been the master of getting depressed & making people feel guilty , I think these next few months between now & when we leave are going to be rough.
We have the same mother!
Mine is making us feel bad that we're not staying with them before we leave, but we just can't ... we complete on the house on the 7th, and fly on the 12th April ... so it is to my sister's place which is bigger and more central for everyone to visit.
Leaving is so ...WEIRD!
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Originally Posted by deanmhunt
God don't even want to think about leaving party dont think i'll bother, they wont come if he's coming, were not coming if there coming and so on really dont need the aggro at the moment just want to sell the house and go !!!!
The only time our family meets is at funerals. Mistakenly, in a moment of altruism, I said 'Wouldn't it be nice if we could all get together without it being a funeral...'
And the perfect oportunity presented itself!
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My dad has given his blessing (only because its all his family thats in oz) my mum hasnt given her blessing but helped us immensly this week when our eldest decided to leave full time uni, which means he cant come on our app. She said its his life (amongst other supportive things)... but I think she may be secretly pleased (in a nice way) that she has one of her grandsons staying with her.
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Re: Parents
Originally Posted by iPom
Yes, you do just want them to be happy. My parents are trying to make things difficult, but my hub's parents are in Australia, so there is some jealousy going on. But honestly, my parents have made a very poor attempt at being grandparents so it's time to let the others have a go. The aussie lot are great, active, fun and interested, and the children love them.