Moving abroad - it’s real….

[Burton2D]

Looking for some guidance/advice please and a bit of a hand hold. We currently live in London with two small children and over the last few years have been talking about moving to a European country where my husband grew up. We visit there often and love it and have many friends there. DH now has an amazing job offer and is about to accept (but we wouldn’t move until August) and suddenly I am having second thoughts which haven’t crossed my mind throughout the whole process!

I suddenly am very nervous at the thought of leaving London, leaving my day to day life, moving, settling the children into nurseries etc. But this is something I have wanted for so long and I should be really happy but instead I just feel a tonne of emotion.

Not too sure what the point of this post is but I suppose wondering if anyone else moving abroad felt the same? it’s as if the initial excitement has turned to dread.

It's absolutely normal to feel nervous. I've moved from one country to another 5 times now, both before children, and with children and I have no regrets. Yes, I was nervous each time but it worked out.

Did you ever have regrets?

I think it's completely normal to feel nervous about moving abroad, even if you move to a country that you know and love.

There is a Living overseas-board here on Mumsnet. Lots of posts there about moving abroad, different countries and areas, adjusting to a new country, regret about moving, regret about NOT moving, etc. Many different perspectives!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/living_overseas?page=1

What’s the country OP? You’ll get more informed answers if you say. Better to regret something you tried than never try at all. It’s difficult and what you imagine are the stumbling blocks now won’t be the ones you face six months down the line- do it and do it with a safety net but don’t spend life thinking “what if”

Sometimes, but not for long. It was most difficult in the times when I wasn’t working and hadn’t had time to build a friendship group. Once I got a job and got to know people it was fine.