Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
Jan 9th 2008, 12:22 am
#346
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
Oh for goodness sakes, there is no case to rest. As you have said yourself, it's peoples own personal experiences.
Jan 9th 2008, 12:23 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
Anyway this thread just droans on and on
My kids loved their UK school and i am not worried in the slightest about their education there.....so there.
My kids loved their UK school and i am not worried in the slightest about their education there.....so there.
Jan 9th 2008, 12:36 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
Ditto..my kids are desperate to get back to their old school, friends, sports and life They have enjoyed aspects here but so loved Scotland/UK and all it has to offer.I have absolutely no worries whatsoever about raising them in the UK and in fact am so looking forward to it. They are in fact sitting beside me here doing some 'catch up' maths and english before we head back and are enjoying it...sad but true...each to their own!
Jan 9th 2008, 12:50 am
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Ditto..my kids are desperate to get back to their old school, friends, sports and life They have enjoyed aspects here but so loved Scotland/UK and all it has to offer.I have absolutely no worries whatsoever about raising them in the UK and in fact am so looking forward to it. They are in fact sitting beside me here doing some 'catch up' maths and english before we head back and are enjoying it...sad but true...each to their own!
Jan 9th 2008, 1:26 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
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Jan 9th 2008, 1:30 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
I don't know R, there are still the other things to consider. You'd still miss family, feeling as though you belong etc.etc.. While you are still here, why don't you drive out and about on a w/e just to see other areas, but they only suburbs after all. I like Wembley, Floreat, Swanbourne etc., but living in those suburbs wouldn't have made me any happier.
Jan 9th 2008, 1:48 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
I don't know R, there are still the other things to consider. You'd still miss family, feeling as though you belong etc.etc.. While you are still here, why don't you drive out and about on a w/e just to see other areas, but they only suburbs after all. I like Wembley, Floreat, Swanbourne etc., but living in those suburbs wouldn't have made me any happier.
Jan 9th 2008, 2:18 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
My daughter can't wait to get back, to be in a more structured environment, less sport more learning and I have no concerns about her education or about living in the UK. Just can't wait to get back!
Jan 9th 2008, 3:30 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
I've reached the same conclusion.
We moved to Floreat to see if it felt different. It does. It's much better, and our immediate living environment is probably the best we'll ever find anywhere. But...
...the bigger issues remain for us. We live our lives in an area of around six square km. Very nice, but it all feels a bit meaningless. It's like living on an island. Great for a while, but very limiting.
We moved to Floreat to see if it felt different. It does. It's much better, and our immediate living environment is probably the best we'll ever find anywhere. But...
...the bigger issues remain for us. We live our lives in an area of around six square km. Very nice, but it all feels a bit meaningless. It's like living on an island. Great for a while, but very limiting.
I would agree Wembley is a very typical suburb which compared to where we were in UK has a distinct lack of community feel. I definitely know that it would not matter which suburb we were in. I in the past for long term holidays/breaks have rented in Mosman Park, East Fremantle, Claremont and in the actual city. We also have extended stays down near Mgt River as my MIL and FIL have a farm there and the issues for me are still the same. If your reasons for wanting to return are fairly fundamental lifestyle/culture/family/friends etc then I really don't think it would make a difference moving within Perth. Even interstate for us wouldn't make a difference. I lived for 9 months near Melbourne years ago and still looking back now there would be the same issues!
Jan 9th 2008, 3:39 am
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Re: Do you worry about raising your kids in the UK?
I've reached the same conclusion.
We moved to Floreat to see if it felt different. It does. It's much better, and our immediate living environment is probably the best we'll ever find anywhere. But...
...the bigger issues remain for us. We live our lives in an area of around six square km. Very nice, but it all feels a bit meaningless. It's like living on an island. Great for a while, but very limiting.
We moved to Floreat to see if it felt different. It does. It's much better, and our immediate living environment is probably the best we'll ever find anywhere. But...
...the bigger issues remain for us. We live our lives in an area of around six square km. Very nice, but it all feels a bit meaningless. It's like living on an island. Great for a while, but very limiting.