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How do you deal with missing milestone events back home when living overseas?

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Talulah29 · 27/06/2023 05:11

I just wanted to see how others living overseas tend to ‘deal’ with missing milestone events back home, such as weddings or other special events?
We are relatively new to living overseas and have the first few events coming up back home that we can’t attend so that mixed with the homesickness/ what have we done feeling is quite hard to stomach at the moment.
I know in some ways we have to suck it up as we made the decision to move overseas but it’s hard feeling a mixture of guilt/ sadness/ they’re going to have an amazing day regardless of whether we’re there or not/ will they feel differently about us for not being there 😞

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Sunnysal · 23/07/2023 15:35

I live in Europe with my 2nd husband. I've been here 20 years and have virtually faded from my family in the UK. Quite a few are nc anyway. I used to try for weddings , big birthdays etc but it doesn't really help much. My life is now here not there.
I does mean I've not met my grandchildren or seen a dd for a long time but it was my choice a long time ago.

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