I was wondering what are people’s experiences of having and raising children in a different country from your own, specially if your partner is a local. Did you find it challenging not having your family to support you? Did you manage to have them be bilingual? Do you find it’s hard for them to identify with your country, and if so, what are good ways to help with this?
Had my daughter abroad and raised in another country, still abroad. My partner was never a local in any of these countries. She comes from an Asian country and me a European.
It’s definitely challenging, especially when the kid starts going to school. So many things to learn and so much stress. Also, absolutely zero help from either of our families. But we manage.
Regarding languages, I only use mine and my wife hers, which makes my daughter perfectly trilingual. It was never a huge challenge to her and now she can learn new languages very easily. She’s also way more flexible than other kids when it comes to new cultures, as she grew up in a very international environment. It’s a massive advantage to her.