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Foreign people living in England : how are you ?

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Italianmoma1983 · 22/01/2021 20:07

Because I’m feeling a bit low today not knowing when I will see my parents next - saw them 5 days last year but I’m sure some people are worst than me.

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StillRunningWithScissors · 22/01/2021 20:11

Last saw my family December of 2020. Was meant to be back this past summer.

It is hard not seeing them, harder not knowing when I will.

Of course there is zoom etc. But not the same, is it?

Just trying to keep positive. Gotta hang in there, we'll get there

Diorissimo1985 · 22/01/2021 20:20

I’m the opposite - Brit living abroad but I sympathise. Haven’t seen my mother since Feb 2020, and rest of family much longer.
It is very hard and I try to not dwell too much but some days are sadder than others

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Italianmoma1983 · 22/01/2021 20:25

@diorissimo sorry I was being insensitive and should have mentioned British living abroad and not being able to come home. Hope you are ok

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Todayissunny · 22/01/2021 20:29

Also a brit living abroad.
I haven't seen my mum or most of my family since September 2019 when I saw most of my closest family briefly. It's not easy not knowing when I will see them again. I have a difficult relationship with my mum which has actually improved over the last year because we talk to each other more often.

Diorissimo1985 · 22/01/2021 21:42

@Italianmoma1983 not insensitive at all, don’t worry - I sympathise with everyone

BackToWhereItAllBegan · 23/01/2021 03:57

Brit abroad here too, haven't seen my family since summer 2019. We had two visits planned last year, both of which were obviously cancelled.
It's the uncertainty of how long this will go on for that is the hardest, I'd hoped to come home this summer for a couple of weeks but that's looking more and more unlikely as travel restrictions seem to be tightening rather than easing now.

DoubleHelix79 · 23/01/2021 04:11

German living in the UK here. Saw family only once in 2020, a short trip to meet newborn nephew and see my parents in September. Glad I took the opportunity. My brother has since moved over to the UK with his wife and baby, but i haven't been able to see them due to lockdown. Nephew is growing up fast and I'm missing it all. Also almost 7 months pregnant and it's not looking brilliant for the family being able to meet DC2 any time soon. Utterly fed up pf video calls by now. I know we're objectively doing pretty well - everyone healthy, secure jobs - but every now and then it gets me really down. Ok, cheering up again now.

Nitflux · 23/01/2021 04:26

Brit living in US here (which has had its own challenges this past year!) Haven’t seen parents since Christmas 2019 and am expecting first child in March. Heartbreaking that my mum won’t have seen me pregnant in person. FaceTiming most days and trying to stay positive, dying for a trip back home on my maternity leave (which is a whole 14 weeks...) Planning our escape back to Europe, hopefully sometime this year, jobs depending.

Siepie · 23/01/2021 04:53

I'm Brit and in the UK, but DP from an EU country and all our relatives are there. We last saw them Christmas 2019. We considered going over in the summer, but decided not to risk it because I was pregnant and because we hoped things would be more 'normal' by Christmas 2020 Sad

DS was born in September and we've no idea when he will finally meet his relatives.

PIL are planning to come over as soon as it's legal, but who knows when that will be. It's more complicated for us to go there due to quarantine and DP's work.

Silkiechickscat · 23/01/2021 07:14

My DH is French and he last went Feb 2020 - I was worried borders may close then but after glad he went then. He was too worried about covid or there was lockdown to go since. We last saw them around August 2019. His Mum is in her 80s though thankfully her sister in her 60s lives close by and can help. His brother is in another part of France. They talk over zoom etc but not the same. DH doesn't seem that bothered. I do worry his Mum will die but its lockdown now and we have 2 kids at school when they are open so can understand DH worrying about risk and he doesn't want to risk being split from us either.

Hope you can all see your families soon.

TwirpingBird · 23/01/2021 12:50

I am ok. Parents in ireland. I have a 11 week old and a 2 year old. No idea if they will see their GPs again before summer. I think my toddler thinks her GPs are just a tv show (we have a portal) rather than actual people. I try not to think about it, especially as they are talking about closing borders. The idea of being trapped, not being able to get home if something happens to my parents, is utterly terrifying. There are times I just cant get my head around how rubbish and endless it all is. Trying to avoid the news and take it one day at a time.

Flippyferloppy · 25/01/2021 14:04

Haven't seen my sister, BIL and nephews since summer 2018. We were supposed to spend Christmas with them, but now have no idea when we will see them again. She is in Australia, I can't have the current vaccines, neither can one of her kids. It's grim...

MrsMariaReynolds · 15/02/2021 22:39

I haven't seen my mum since August 2019, and not particularly hopeful things will change in time for a trip back to to see her in the US this summer either. F U Covid.

Seainasive · 15/02/2021 22:46

We haven’t seen any of our family for over a year now. And I keep telling my parents they have to make sure to stay alive as I wouldn’t be allowed to travel to their funeral. Poor taste perhaps but hey.

MimosaFields · 17/02/2021 22:45

Just over a year since I last saw my family. It's been really hard but I have tickets to fly down in April so fingers crossed

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