Wanted Down Under 2014

[MrsReiver]

I know all you addicts are out there! I am not the only one.

The Gold Coast is an interesting choice. I was there 18 years ago (ouch).

Absolutely, people seem to think moving = getting away from all those things they want to change. Erm, nope. If you have co-dependants your gripes are still going to the same, just in a different setting.

Moving doesn't make it all go away; it's your baggage - you have to deal with it to change it.... and you don't have to move 10,000 miles to do that.

And if they wait long enough it will get even harder for the kids

weekendninja Koalas are not bears they are marsupials!!! There is no such thing as a koala bear. Sorry I can't bare it when people get it wrong - (geddit??!!)

Sorry, back to WDU...

My bleedin' broadband went down for exactly the duration of that show. I read over the comments and am shocked she changed her mind afterwards. Surely no job prospects of any concrete nature and two thousand pounds worse off with hr working full time would have put her off, along with the parental emotional blackmail.
There must be something more to the decision that WDU has yet to exploit, as all those things added together would put anyone off, it even seemed to make him give up the dream and he was all for it.

Agreed, fantastic tasche!

Well, I am surprised. Sad for her family though

That's a surprise. Her poor family.

Thanks for the correction haha. I can assure you I will never call them koala bears again. Every day is a school day.

I'm just catching up on Wednesday's. How much older was Glen than Sue? Looks like a good 10-15 years.

If I remember rightly, he is a bit older and also has other older children and even grandchildren, I think. On the WDU Facebook page it has lots of info.

Thanks. I will have a look

Glad to read yesterday's didn't go. She'd never been, wanted to uproot him from a well-paid job he clearly enjoyed whilst she would spend the time when they got to Australia "settling the children in"

Surely if you marry someone from abroad, this is a conversation you have before you tie the knot?

Sounds like they have talked at length but things have just got in the way.

Ouch. This is potentially damaging for their entire relationship.

Yes you're right
Tough one today I can see both sides

This is all a bit sad. Feel sorry for both of them.

Can't see this ending well! They should take his mum with them

Watching in anticipation!

I will have to watch later. DH just came into the kitchen and turned the telly off and said "what a racket". As it's my guilty pleasure I didn't like to complain and I shouldn't really watch as I'm supposed to be somewhere at 10am.

This is me, but I have older children. My husband even has the same name! Don't know whether I can bear to watch.

That poor little girl, what a thing to be worrying about at her age

The sad reality is that our parents won't be around forever, so if you're making a move/staying purely for them (cough-mummy's boy-cough) it's not an everlasting situation. Do what you want.

have lived thousands of miles away from my parents for years so i know all too well the conflict in this situation

I don't like the way they involve the kids in this. "This would be your bedroom".

Maybe I'm too cautious (quite possibly) but I wouldn't even hype the kids up over a local UK move unless it was actually going ahead.

That house is right out of Neighbours.

His heart isn't in it at all.

Totally agree Meg. We are househunting within UK and we are very cautious with what we say in front of kids.

Davros, tell him to sod off

Why do they keep showing houses that are way out of reach?