Interested in other people's experiences of going back to their home country after years away. I'm Canadian, DH is British and we have 7 month old DD (born here in the UK). Although we've always talked about moving to Canada, more and more it had seemed an abstract concept. Now though, DH has accepted a fantastic job opportunity in a beautiful part of the country (with my full support) and it looks like I am headed home after 12 years here.
So why don't I feel excited? I'm having trouble even acknowledging the move and am feeling terrified and actually a little bit depressed about it. I feel very British in a lot of ways, I have made good friends here and we have a very nice life. Financially we are likely to be slightly worse off in Canada (in the short term anyway), there is a lot of red tape for me to practise my profession, and we aren't even moving to where I'm from - it's halfway across the country to my parents and friends! Plus the idea of taking DD away from her paternal family and my sister (who lives in London) is very sad. Also for some reason the idea of DD not having a sweet little English accent is making me upset 
I think I'm still determined to do it because if we don't take the plunge I'll likely look back and regret it one day, and DH is so keen to go. But has anyone else felt like this before moving home? I am prepared for major culture shock but I'm also wondering how long I can expect that to last? Or are these feelings a sign that we shouldn't go? I should add I'm a very cautious, indecisive and analytical person. I'm a mess!