I have been reading lots of threads on here for a while now and have decided to post and give a brief outline of our story and see what kind of response I get and any advice would be welcome.
My husband, 2 kids and I have been living in the Perth area for almost 5 years now. Homesickness has always been there coming and going, but over the last year I am feeling more and more desperate to get home(to Scotland). My husband is too and we have talked loads about what to do, how to do it, and is this the right thing for us as a family??? We both work full time, my husband works long hours and we feel like we never have enough time together and with the kids as a family. While we earn more here in Australia we feel like at times we are just getting by and could easily come undone. We are still renting which is a complete nightmare. Which I think has not helped us settle at all. We came to Australia with debts from the UK and set up a repayment plan for them which is finishing at the end of this year, so we will be better off then. We did plan on paying off our debts with the sale of our house in the UK but lost £20,000 on the sale price. At the time we were just glad to get a sale so quickly as we had to get over to Oz to start work etc.
What we have decided to do for now is keep saving as much as we can and in a year or two see how we feel then. But to be honest if I had the money I would be off tomorrow!
How do others stand this feeling and how did you reach the decision? We are really worried about making a mistake. The kids have said they would like to live in Scotland but they were only 4 and 18 months when we got here. I'm pretty confidant on getting work back in Scotland, but just not sure if we would move back to the same area.
I feel like we have gotten our selves into this no man land situation and may never feel settled again! To those of you who have gone back how long did it take you to settle and any tips would be really appreciated.
Sorry if this is a bit long winded,
Thanks in advance xx
hi just thought id post,
I think sometimes you just have to go with your gut and just take the plunge and remain positive! We came to perth and have been here for just over a year but 6 months ago I was diagnosed with a Spine condition which could get worse over the years so finding this out made me very homesick and me and my family sat down worked out what we wanted to do. We all love australia I was born here and so my children have dual nationality! But with this condition is in the back of my head I needed my family support so now we are going back in 2 weeks, just make a decision and set a date youll feel better then. My partner has stuck with me and knows its the right thing to do! Weve had an adventure and not lost anything coming but its made us remember whats important in my case is my family, health and I know well be happier knowing if anything happens weve got a close family and friends support network to support us! Good luck with everything I know the road ahead may be a bit bumpy but its how you choose to handle those bumps! Sorry if ive gone on a bit louise
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hi just thought id post,
I think sometimes you just have to go with your gut and just take the plunge and remain positive! We came to perth and have been here for just over a year but 6 months ago I was diagnosed with a Spine condition which could get worse over the years so finding this out made me very homesick and me and my family sat down worked out what we wanted to do. We all love australia I was born here and so my children have dual nationality! But with this condition is in the back of my head I needed my family support so now we are going back in 2 weeks, just make a decision and set a date youll feel better then. My partner has stuck with me and knows its the right thing to do! Weve had an adventure and not lost anything coming but its made us remember whats important in my case is my family, health and I know well be happier knowing if anything happens weve got a close family and friends support network to support us! Good luck with everything I know the road ahead may be a bit bumpy but its how you choose to handle those bumps! Sorry if ive gone on a bit
louise