[Myrkk]

Well we went to the expo. yesterday and since it is just along the way from my MIL and it's my hubbies, my MILs and my birthday in the next few days we popped in to see her.

Of course she wanted to know what we were in London for and so we decided that the time was right...... with my OH being made redundant and all.......more chance of her seeing why we were making the move.

After all that agonsing about telling her............ and she was cool about it.:clap

Turns our her hubbie and her had considered the same move years ago and decided not to leave the kids [all adult at that time]. She said she would be lying if she said she wouldn't miss us and shed a tear or two about it but that she understood entirely why we wanted to leave the UK and that if we can do it we should. She suffers from very poor health but immediately started wondering if she would be able to get a cruise to New Zealand to see us :D

She then booked herself in for a holiday here in Wales next summer before we go. At this point we refrained from telling her how far down the process we are;)

I hope my Mum is as easy to tell this week:yes

[Mickstim]

Well done - brave step taken. And I hope your Mum takes it as well!

Barbxx

[Smiler]

Well done!

First big hurdle over and it sounds as if the timing was right there, hope you sail over the next one. :nice1

[pinkpiggy]

Nice one! Isn't it great when you get a good reaction. Let's home the rest of the family see the move the same way. :yes

[macuser]

Well done, very brave. And what a positive response.

Once we had told the in laws it was easier to tell my dad as I just thought,"if he's horrible at least I can say how excited and pleased for us the in laws were".

As it turned out, everyone we told was really supportive and even a little jealous if the truth be told.

Good luck with telling the rest, hope it goes well for you.

Helen

[zardell]

Well done you.

We didn't tell any family until we were granted our PR, but when we did start to tell them it made it all seem so real!!

Good luck with your family - I'll sure that they will understand too.

Julie

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[holland]

well done xxx

J and G x

[mgbridges]

Well done, its a big step and I remember well how we agonized over when to tell my parents as we knew the reaction would be negative.

I really hope the rest of your relatives and friends take the news as well and are equally supportive as it makes such a difference.

Anneliese

[StevieD]

Good one Myrkk, much the same reaction as my mum, Jan's mum and dad were a different kettle of fish though. It is never easy I suppose, but good luck to you. I regularly talk to the FIL on webcam and he was the biggest opposer of the move, but he now come to realise the benefits for us as a family. Just wish he would jump on a plane and get down here coz I know he would just love it.

[Myrkk]

PHEW, that's my Mum told too. I think we've disappointed her twice in a conversation though. Her first comment when we said we had something to discuss was a hopeful...."Oooo, you're pregnant!"

She was very obviously upset but and didn't say much but understands why we want to make the move. I think our current job situation helped tbh..... that and the fact that we have said we intend to leave them money from the house sale so they can come over for a holiday once we are settled.

She was a little negative about it but we've fudged the edges a little by saying it could be over a year before we go and we may not stay........ all possible, although unlikely but whatever helps her get her head around it all is good in my opinion.

I feel emotionally drained now. Not helped by the fact that they've brought another load of kilted tartan coronaviruses down with them and I now have a stinking cold and have to start back to work tomorrow:(

So for all you guys still to tell your family, best wishes, it can go well. I spent ages worrying about it beforehand and only now have realised that they are going to react in a particular way regardless and sometimes they just need time to get their heads around it all.