How well did the kids cope?
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How well did the kids cope?
Hi,
We plan to rerun to England after a 4 year journey. Canada is a lovely place but it’s not working for my family so we hope to head back next year.
To those who have returned with kids how did they cope? My daughters will 10 and 6 by then. How did they cope academically? Was it very difficult? I feel so ssorry for uprooting them again but I am now a shadow of myself. I know I just need to move back. I don’t want to spend my life unhappy.
We plan to rerun to England after a 4 year journey. Canada is a lovely place but it’s not working for my family so we hope to head back next year.
To those who have returned with kids how did they cope? My daughters will 10 and 6 by then. How did they cope academically? Was it very difficult? I feel so ssorry for uprooting them again but I am now a shadow of myself. I know I just need to move back. I don’t want to spend my life unhappy.
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Re: How well did the kids cope?
Hi,
We plan to rerun to England after a 4 year journey. Canada is a lovely place but it’s not working for my family so we hope to head back next year.
To those who have returned with kids how did they cope? My daughters will 10 and 6 by then. How did they cope academically? Was it very difficult? I feel so ssorry for uprooting them again but I am now a shadow of myself. I know I just need to move back. I don’t want to spend my life unhappy.
We plan to rerun to England after a 4 year journey. Canada is a lovely place but it’s not working for my family so we hope to head back next year.
To those who have returned with kids how did they cope? My daughters will 10 and 6 by then. How did they cope academically? Was it very difficult? I feel so ssorry for uprooting them again but I am now a shadow of myself. I know I just need to move back. I don’t want to spend my life unhappy.
Our boys education was so different from the UK but the British system is so use to students who have lived overseas they did not have any problems, both went to Uni here in the UK (our youngest returned without any formal qualifications and is now a primary school teacher) please try not to worry to much I know it's hard , on both our moves I had many sleepless nights , not for me really mainly our children. You sound a lovely mother and I hope all goes well for your future plans.
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Re: How well did the kids cope?
Thank you ever so much Brits1. That made me so teary. I just can’t wait to return to England. I honestly appreciate the experience for myself and kids but not for longer. I know the kids will settle in a matter of time. At least they get to be citizens of another country . Hopefully it will be useful in the future. Thank you.
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Re: How well did the kids cope?
Thank you ever so much Brits1. That made me so teary. I just can’t wait to return to England. I honestly appreciate the experience for myself and kids but not for longer. I know the kids will settle in a matter of time. At least they get to be citizens of another country . Hopefully it will be useful in the future. Thank you.
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Thank you ever so much Brits1. That made me so teary. I just can’t wait to return to England. I honestly appreciate the experience for myself and kids but not for longer. I know the kids will settle in a matter of time. At least they get to be citizens of another country . Hopefully it will be useful in the future. Thank you.
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Re: How well did the kids cope?
I know how unhappy you are in Canada, but it would really be worth your while staying until you qualify for citizenship. It is always best to have the same citizenship as your children. Some day one or both may decide that Canada is where they want to live and if you ever change your mind (although you are sure now you won't) it is a very simple process to just up and move back to Canada if you're a citizen. It won't necessarily be easy, or even possible later on when your kids are older. Options are always a good thing to have.
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Re: How well did the kids cope?
My youngest daughter is finding it difficult to associate herself as being English.
She was born in Australia
She was born in Australia
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She is Australian Why should she choose to idenbtify as "English". ? None of my children self-identify as "Scottish"
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Of course its important for her to have a sense of where her family come from
Its not a poiint of a choice
Its a fact she can tell the difference between Australian and New Zealand culture and her asian roots
We will wait till she turns 18 before mentioning the South African side of family
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Give her time. I would rather the kids grow and identify to be themselves. Having them to associate and be something in particular would be difficult on both the child and parent. Let her be. She would find herself in no time .