Thank you for this. We heard yesterday that our son and his family are going to Australia..We will miss them so much. I feel very sad but also angry - not at him but how life can be so cruel to mothers. He is doing the right thing for his family but it will deprive me of being a hands on granny. I have wonderful friends and a loving husband. I love the grandchildren but will not be a part of their lives now. I realise today that our son was worried about telling me. We had an unusually tense afternoon after he told me. He said all the right things about us visiting etc. I am very proud of his achievements and what he is doing. But I am hurting. I said all the right things too. A difficult time for our family but young families must seek the best lives for themselves and their families. Being a mother is tough. I have lost count of how many of my friends have this story in their families. It seems to be the 30 -40 year olds who emigrate leaving siblings and elderly parents behind. I didn't think it would happen to us ! It was great to find this website.
Mum of son soon to emigrate
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Thank you for this. We heard yesterday that our son and his family are going to Australia..We will miss them so much. I feel very sad but also angry - not at him but how life can be so cruel to mothers. He is doing the right thing for his family but it will deprive me of being a hands on granny. I have wonderful friends and a loving husband. I love the grandchildren but will not be a part of their lives now. I realise today that our son was worried about telling me. We had an unusually tense afternoon after he told me. He said all the right things about us visiting etc. I am very proud of his achievements and what he is doing. But I am hurting. I said all the right things too. A difficult time for our family but young families must seek the best lives for themselves and their families. Being a mother is tough. I have lost count of how many of my friends have this story in their families. It seems to be the 30 -40 year olds who emigrate leaving siblings and elderly parents behind. I didn't think it would happen to us ! It was great to find this website.