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?
Scottish married to a French living in France. It’s hard at times. My kids are bilingual so far but still young, I want to make sure they can natively read and write English with a high level, I’m not sure how at the moment because most bilingual schools are way too expensive. All my family now lives in the US too (and I spent a lot of time there), so it’s a bit mixed in terms of cultures