Originally Posted by Perth NOR (Post 4772457)

We have been here in Perth 18months, me, wife and 2 teenagers 13 & 16. Me and the 16 yr old love it here…the wife and 13 yr old want to go home…We are settled with our own house, nice cars and are enjoying life here. We have a couple of good friends, but the 13yr old is lonely and seems to cry must of the time. The wife is homesick and cries now and again, but is scared of what the UK will hold for us if we go back. Has any one been in this predicament and if so what advice can you offer. Has anyone gone back and regretted it….

Originally Posted by englishrose (Post 4772496)

hi,all i can say is that we too are heading back to the uk ,from canada,for financial and health reasons.
our kids are happy here,but they are equally happy to be going back ," as long as we are all together" my 10 yr old tells me.
i always said that if my hubby was miserable id go back.
its actually been a joint decision,borne out of necessity.
the reason im posting is that i was also worried about returning,all the horror stories of yobs,violence etc.
im quite sure now that the world is violent wherever you go,as people are the same basically.
where are you from in the uk? would you go back to the same place?
we will be hopefully about an hr or so from where we lived.and that hrs difference is a world apart.
it must be hard when your child isnt happy,have you done all the usual things of getting her into clubs/mtg other kids etc?
maybe seeing her mum cry makes her feel so sad?
i know if mine are upset i could cry for them,but thats a vicious circle !
i dont really know what to suggest,all i wanted to say was,dont be afraid of returning,just choose where you live wisely.
it is daunting tho,i agree,im still hoping we get nice neighbours,good schools,decent friends for the kids .
i think we should all start our own community together !

Originally Posted by Perth NOR (Post 4772457)

We have been here in Perth 18months, me, wife and 2 teenagers 13 & 16. Me and the 16 yr old love it here…the wife and 13 yr old want to go home…We are settled with our own house, nice cars and are enjoying life here. We have a couple of good friends, but the 13yr old is lonely and seems to cry must of the time. The wife is homesick and cries now and again, but is scared of what the UK will hold for us if we go back. Has any one been in this predicament and if so what advice can you offer. Has anyone gone back and regretted it….

Originally Posted by paulrachel (Post 4772619)

There is a thread on the Aussie forum similar to yours, about the hubby loves it, but the wife wants to go home.

Basically the replies there were simple, should it matter where you live as long as your kids and wife are happy!!! Big house and sunshine isn't everything.

Originally Posted by Perth NOR (Post 4772843)

Thats right, it is nice to have a bigger house (like most houses here) and the sunshine helps but we are split down the middle. Me and eldest for OZ the wife and youngest against. Them two happy in UK we will be unhappy...not easy dilemma to live with at the momment

We spent a year or so planning to come here (like most) but discussed only what would happen IF me and wife liked or didn’t like it here, we didn’t plan for what if we were divided on the decision.

Originally Posted by borehamwood (Post 4772622)

best option ,i reckon:)

Originally Posted by dozy_muppet03 (Post 4772746)

I would suggest to stay and get you citizenship and your right Binge Drinkers, YOBS, CHAVS, Violence, ASBO's are in abundance here, so if your coming back makesure to do your due diligence and try to find somewhere nice with the emphasis on try, otherwise you will likely run into trouble.

Regards

John

Originally Posted by St.Georges Girl (Post 4772623)

To me they are nothing. The size of your house, how many cars you have, the weather, beaches etc.etc. mean nothing if they don't bring you inner peace and contentment.

Originally Posted by englishrose (Post 4774610)

rubbish. there are plenty of nice areas in england to live.
theres no way we can or want to stay here another 2 yrs to get citizenship,we arent fussed with canada .full stop.
england is where we belong

Originally Posted by englishrose (Post 4774610)

rubbish. there are plenty of nice areas in england to live.
theres no way we can or want to stay here another 2 yrs to get citizenship,we arent fussed with canada .full stop.
england is where we belong

Originally Posted by englishrose (Post 4774663)

well thats brought a tear to my eye,True brit, your signature.
that poor little girl, and so many thousands of others that we never hear about.
I thought living in "clean ,safe,low crime rate " canada would allow me to relax with my kids more.
In reality,im still scared someone will take them,so it doesnt matter where you live,if you're prone to being a clingy mum then thats it !
i was so naive in thinking perverts wouldnt live here,so i was shocked when i was told that a pedophile lived behind my friends house and had been trying to get her 2 daughters round all last summer to play with his kids .ugh.:frown: :mad:
like weve said before,here ,it just isnt reported.
its like we are cocooned or something.

Originally Posted by englishrose (Post 4775434)

how do i check? which website?
thanks