I wasn't born in the UK but have been here since I was 9/10 and I'm now in my late 20s settled with a great man and lovely DCs.
My parents and a few aunts are scattered around the UK so I do have some family here but I have a huge family back in my home country with both sets of DGPs (who I was v close to as a child) still around and in good health etc I visit about once a year for about 7 days at a time.
I consider the UK my home and I have lived here most of my life but every now and then I cant help but feel extremely wistful and upset about the thought of my home country. It is an EU country so not hugely different from here but the comparison seems so vivid to me. I love the space, nature, architecture. I come from a small area with lots of farmland and simple values and I miss it dearly, deep down I know I could never actually move back and live there as its not quite right for me but I wish I could be there more all the time and no matter how long I've been here I still consider it my home - is that normal? Should I be feeling like this?
This morning I woke up to frost outside and I couldn't help but feel a little tightness in my chest and wish I was at my grandparents farm getting wrapped up and going out for a frosty walk and I realise it probably sounds silly.
What can I do to combat this sadness?