Emigration - Who find's it the most difficult....
 

Just pondering really, out of You, Your OH and your Kids - who you do think found it hardest to settle in to your new life?

Your OH who had to start a new job, probably back at the bottom of the ladder, in a new country?

You - stuck at home, not knowing a soul and missing everything that is normal for you?

Your Kids - thrown into a new school, having to make new friends and learn a whole new way of schooling?

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What if you dont have kids? Yet another case of discrimination against the childless. :thumbdown:






























;)

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Not discrimination. She's just not interested.

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Oh I see. :rofl:

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You jaffa's take this seriously don't you?;)

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Perhaps it was a lifestyle choice?
Perhaps there were medical reasons (ie cancers) for being unable to have children?
Perhaps there were children who died in infancy?

Be careful assuming that childless couples simply have a male partner who fires blanks.

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Blimey Butch, you are the last person I expected to take my comment seriously.

[serious mode]
If you can't have kids then I'm sorry. If you don't want to then thats your perogative and as someone who never really thought he would have children I can understand that choice clearly. If it's reason 3 then my condolences, I can't imagine the pain of that situation.
[/serious mode]

Re: Emigration - Who find's it the most difficult....
 

Wierd what people take seriously isnt it ;)

No real offence taken or upset caused.

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My wife has made loads of friends, goes out regularly with the girls. She volunteered at the local Y, went to Mum's & Toddlers groups, local classes at Y and just talked to strangers.

Work sucked initially, very straight laced must follow the rules ooh you can't do that type attitude. COmpany have since hired a couple more Brits which has helped

My 2 yr old loves it!

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[serious mode] it depends

if its just 2 people more chance they bounce back faster
people with young children its harder and depending on the ages of the children, young children dont understand whats going on so that leaves the mom and dad and I would say thats difficult on both. add on teenage kids and I think its hard on everyone. a hole family can be under so much stress and find it all so difficult
Butch I would say could bounce back from anything chucked at him;) he would get a biscuit at anyones door, even mine:D

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[QUOTE=Butch Cassidy;7528014]What if you dont have kids? Yet another case of discrimination against the childless. :thumbdown:



Then just answer whether it was you or your OH and if you have no OH then it was probably just you who found it hardest, unless you never found it hard.

So all bases covered there then?

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If it is family, i would normally say the one left at home, either the mum/dad..

My lot all sorted...now its my turn and just got involved in groups and loving it :eek:
Learnt alot from canadians since i landed :rolleyes:

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I think the family i left back in the UK have found the move the hardest ! (but thats just me;))

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None of the above. OH settled in remarkably well, I couldnt wait for the move, and the daughter started at college and has settled in very well. :)