my brother leaves for a life in canada on saturday, i feel so sad, what to do ?

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my brother (my only sibling) will leave on saturday. he is going alone to canada ( has a mate there) and a new job.

i see him nearly everyday. i love him. i'm goin to miss him.

i can't hack it. i keep cryin aaaaaaaaaargh

{{{{Hugs}}}} its hard when someone you love goes far away, but try to look on the bright side, you'll have fabulous holidays over there with him, discovering a new country and who knows you may even be tempted to emigrate too, once you've been a few times Think of the winter sports you can learn too!

My only brother lives abroad too. It's hard, and was especially tough when our mum was ill.
However, it's not as hard as it would have been a generation ago, We have the internet, and I often talk to my brother over webcam, or on instant messaging.
You have my sympathies. I remember putting my brother on the train when he left, and sobbing with my mum.
Hope you can visit for holidays. We haven't been to the US to see my brother since DD was born, and would love to go out there again.

i wish i could save up for a trip there but i have no spare cash.

i just can't get over the fact that i won't be seeing / hugging/ making him brews on a daily basis anymore.

and i am scared for him too

You must be really close, it's a difficult transition.
Mine left in 2001. Seven years later he's married to a lovely American girl, has a great job, and owns two homes over there. I'm really happy for him, although will admit to a tinge of

((((Hugs)))) Could you start just putting a teeney amount of cash away a week/month, like £10.00 a month or something? it will add up over time and your fortunes will change, in the meantime, if its a really good job he has, he may well be able to pay for you to visit him?

i will try to come up with some sort of money making scheme. may have to try selling my homemade braclets or something!

it's going to be even harder for him i would imagine, he will miss everyone terribly. he is shitting it now (scuse the language) but it's something he has to do and i really hope he is happy.

well i think he is he hasn't actually said that!

Get a webcam, you can pick them up quite cheaply. You can then talk on skype for free, every day if you want to.

my BILs and MIL live in USA and DH talks to his brother as if he is here sometimes, they talk on skype while DH is cooking, and BIL is still in bed! Or as they are watching footie on tele etc. Unlike phone calls, they often just go about their business, talking when they think of something to say, popping their face on screen, DD goes on to say hi to her cousins, I will pop on say hi go off and do what I was doing. Its very relaxed and makes the distance between us all so so much closer.

that sounds good

Hurrah onto the crafting threads with you.