I’ve moved away from my home country for about a year now.
Whenever I can, I try to stay in touch with family back home via the phone or messaging apps, I’ve never been super attached to my family, but every family has their issues, nevertheless I try my best.
After finally getting my residency in my new country, I was planning on going back home, and I just feel like nobody in my home country cares, I would be writing excited messages about visiting home just to get very cold responses. It feels like everyone has moved on and forgot about me. I know my mom and relatives have never been expressive, but the least you could do is look forward to me visiting. Last week I got covid, although I wasn’t dying or anything, but when I told family members, all they did was reply “take care” and that was it. I know everyone has their own personal problems, but I just can’t help but feel kind of sad that nobody in my home country seems to care about me anymore.
People move on, it’s natural. It also depends on how close you where before.
As you have things going on in your life, they had to, some had fallout,etc
I am lucky that I still even after 9 years often chat with friends, todays technology is great to stay in touch. And I do afford to see them when I am home, have drinks and chats. Also they are always more then welcome if they come to me.
With time yes, you will become even more separate from them