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Old 1st October 2007, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by shimmy View Post
And then after over 3 years your now 10 year old breaks down and informs you that visits occasionally and phonecalls every other week are 'not enough' and she misses her nana and her cousins 'very very badly' and wants us to know in case we are planning a visit back 'home' soon.

Smacked in the guts or what? You know you are doing your best for the family, giving them the best chance at a good future but then the wee buggers turn round and do the emotional thing on you. AARRRRRRGGGGGHH
This is possibly the down side of webcams etc. It keeps the relative right there with them, in a virtual way, and no doubt saying how they miss them etc etc. There's a lot to be said for birthay and christmas parcels, letters and 3 or 4 phone calls a year!
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