I was wondering what are people’s experiences of having and raising children in a different country from your own, specially if your partner is a local. Did you find it challenging not having your family to support you? Did you manage to have them be bilingual? Do you find it’s hard for them to identify with your country, and if so, what are good ways to help with this?
I’ve had two kids in Australia. Both my wife and I are American.
I don’t care if they identify as American. I don’t particularly identify with it either, aside from an anxiety about its political future.
Not having family around has been brutal. They still visit, but it’s been a rough few years. We never get a break unless we pay through the nose for a babysitter and our house is always a tip because we can’t keep up with chores.
That last paragraph could have been written by me. Solidarity