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I will miss my family alot....and that's one of the reasons we have delayed making this decision for so long.....I didn't know if I could "do it".
But we really believe that we can give our girls a better future in Oz. And whilst we are not under any illusions about living in another country (nowhere is perfect) but we worry about their future staying here.
I was worried about tell my mum and dad about our decision....because I am adopted and my birth mother lives in Oz. But that's not why we want to go there.....but I didn't want my mum and dad to be hurt and think it was. But they have been great and said it doesn't bother them in the least...they understand our reasons and believe everyone has to right to do what they feel right is for their family.
But when the day comes, then I do know that unless we get back for visits I might never see them again....they are both 75 and mum has leukaemia (not the life threatening form...but none the less) and neither of them are up to such a long journey. I have 3 brothers (they are mum and dads "own" sons) who I get on really well with and will miss them, their wives and my nieces and nephews too.....
DH gets on well with his mum and her husband (his dad died several years ago), his brother and his sister and again we will miss them all....
We really hope they will all at some point manage to come and visit us - they are all welcome...as are our friends
So no angst, no falling out....just genuine love and respect for our family. But we have our own little family to think about and we really want this.......
Sorry if that's a boring story.....but it's true.... lol
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