shambaby
hayden's personal chef
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It's something we have often toyed with, and talked about in a kind of whimsical 'wouldn't it be nice' sort of way, but have dismissed because of family concerns - I have a big family and am close to them, in that we see each other often, although there's not really anyone in my family I would discuss problems etc with - that's what hubby's for! He only really has his parents, they are in their 80s, hip mum has early stage Alzheimers and we would feel terrible leaving them alone. They don't even like each other. Plus Hayden adores his grandparents and they would all miss each other terribly.
On the other hand, the thought of bringing up my children in the UK is becoming less and less appealing all the time. The economy's a mess, the countryside has all but vanished due to over population, the benefit system makes a mockery of itself, immigration is crazy and out of control, and it's virtually impossible to get on the property ladder as a young first time buyer. But is it really any better there?
We have friends who moved to NZ, initially just going over for a year with their jobs as a newly married couple. They have now been there about 6 years, have got citizenship, bought a house, had 2 children and got a cat! So they are well and truly settled and have no plans to come back, despite missing their families.
My big worry is that neither of us have ever been to NZ and we couldn't afford a trip there to see if we like it, we would just have to take the plunge and move.
Has anyone any experience of making the move? Good or bad? Is the grass actually any greener, or do you just swap one set of problems for another?
Thanks for any input on this x
On the other hand, the thought of bringing up my children in the UK is becoming less and less appealing all the time. The economy's a mess, the countryside has all but vanished due to over population, the benefit system makes a mockery of itself, immigration is crazy and out of control, and it's virtually impossible to get on the property ladder as a young first time buyer. But is it really any better there?
We have friends who moved to NZ, initially just going over for a year with their jobs as a newly married couple. They have now been there about 6 years, have got citizenship, bought a house, had 2 children and got a cat! So they are well and truly settled and have no plans to come back, despite missing their families.
My big worry is that neither of us have ever been to NZ and we couldn't afford a trip there to see if we like it, we would just have to take the plunge and move.
Has anyone any experience of making the move? Good or bad? Is the grass actually any greener, or do you just swap one set of problems for another?
Thanks for any input on this x