Need advice: Short Term Stay in Florida - Should we??

[Nihauma]

butterwaffles:

ngl2010:

Go because of yourself. Not because of your kids. They won't remember but you will remember. Since you can keep your job, this is a rare opportunity.

Was wondering if it would be fatal to miss 5 months of berries & 'schoolwork', sorry if this sounds silly. Noob mummy here. As for myself...i'm dying to go heh. :lovesite:

huh? then we die liao. my son never attended berries. 3 yrs old nia...let him hv fun. but u r right about the legwork. must have a lot of things to prepare...

[sharonkhoo]

butterwaffles:

Yes i do drive! Will need to build up the confidence thou. I hardly drive in sg as i find myself too slow. I can't keep up. Every car moves so fast! If i follow my spouse, i'll have to do the legwork :slapshead: Accomodation, car, insurance....wow. And it's only 5 months. How people migrate i can't imagine the amount of research.

If you stay outside the big congested cities, you will find that driving is fairly easy. Cars won't go as fast and people are more patient. Parking spaces in the US are big too. You will have to get used to driving on the 'other side' though. I hardly drive in Singapore but had to drive overseas (UK and Australia) as public transport where we lived was non-existent. You will find that coping with 2 young kids means that you will be less efficient, but you won't be in such a hurry either. And you won't feel as alone or odd (that's how I felt in Singapore because most families seemed to have maids or grannies or both) as many other women are coping with kids single-handed too.

[sharonkhoo]

butterwaffles:

slmkhoo:

Go. Your kids may not remember much, but you will have lots of good memories as a family. As you say you haven't had experienceas a SAHM, try it (get tips first) - it's worth it! I have been a SAHM all my kids' lives (older girl is 16yo) and we have travelled and lived in many countries since they were born. It can be tough but the family bonding and common memories makes it worthwhile.

:udawoman: How do you do it? Just the weekend leaves me shagged out. You are really capable & adaptable! Here i am...just 5 months and i'm already thinking and thinking don't know i can survive there or not, without work.

Being a SAHM is hard work too!

[sharonkhoo]

butterwaffles:

ngl2010:

Go because of yourself. Not because of your kids. They won't remember but you will remember. Since you can keep your job, this is a rare opportunity.

Was wondering if it would be fatal to miss 5 months of berries & 'schoolwork', sorry if this sounds silly. Noob mummy here.

Sorry to say this, but it does sound silly. At 3yo, what your kids misses can easily be caught up again. You can even bring the materials and do some stuff overseas if you want. My kids missed 1 semester in P2/P4 when changing between systems and didn't have any issues catching up.

[3Boys]

butterwaffles:

ngl2010:

Go because of yourself. Not because of your kids. They won't remember but you will remember. Since you can keep your job, this is a rare opportunity.

Was wondering if it would be fatal to miss 5 months of berries & 'schoolwork', sorry if this sounds silly. Noob mummy here. As for myself...i'm dying to go heh. :lovesite:

Errrr....this shouldn't even be a consideration. If you can skip 5 months of work, they can skip 5 months of berries.

Don't worry too much about the driving, switching sides is a lot easier than most people think, just need to take it easy the first few times you do it. Plus, roads in the US are broader, and may I say the drivers are more patient and polite than in Singapore. I'd say it'd be harder for a US citizen to adjust to SG driving than the reverse....and most of the expat mums here manage it, don't they?

Enjoy!

[keroppi]

Actually it does get confusing when it’s night time and there are no cars on the street. You turn into a lane and then see headlights in your direction. Happened to me quite a number of times when picking up my DD from her violin class or when I head out to get groceries in the evening (in winter, it gets dark very early).

[buds]

I say you go girl! :rahrah:


Given similar opportunities I'd surely go!
I have 4 but yes yes yes, die die will go!

[Funz]

Since you don’t have to quit and have a job waiting for you, I say go for it. Experience what it is like living in another country. So exciting.

[Funz]

keroppi:

Actually it does get confusing when it's night time and there are no cars on the street. You turn into a lane and then see headlights in your direction. Happened to me quite a number of times when picking up my DD from her violin class or when I head out to get groceries in the evening (in winter, it gets dark very early).

Haha, yah happened to me too. But I love their parking spaces, big and spacious, just zoom head in, makes sense especially when you are doing grocery shopping.

[straffan23]

:rahrah: :rahrah: Go! Go! Go!


My daughter was one when I followed my husband to UK. We spent about 10 months there while I was on no-pay-leave. I was a FTWM too, and had never spend much time alone with my daughter - I was very simple-minded and didn't think too much. Just thought it would be such a great break from the routine in Singapore. It was a novel experience - in so many ways!

A few examples.... in SG, we are always busy with our own work, too caught up in a pre-set routine. And then we have colleagues, friends, parents and in-laws hovering all around us. UK was a most refreshing break to our marriage, where we mostly focused on us! My daughter is now five, and although she might not have day-to-day memory of UK, that precious stint provided a great opportunity for us to bond and we are very close. I also found a new perspective in motherhood and learned to enjoy and appreciate different things. It was an enriching experience to each one of us in its own ways. Go! Go! Go! :rahrah: :rahrah: