Well, that was a downer...

anna7602 · February 2012

We were invited on our first play date/outing today by another mom & girl from DD's school. I was beyond excited to have someone approach me, but the conversation was kind of sad. Turns out they've been living here for 3.5 years, but are moving back to their home (to a northern European country) this summer because the woman is separating from her husband. He wants to stay on in Paris, she can't wait to get home, hasn't gotten used to it here, her daughter hasn't made any real friends in the whole time they've been living here and hasn't really learned to speak French, either. But her husband is staying. The daughter doesn't know about their impending move yet, or that she'll end up in a different country than her dad.

I know these things happen, but it was really depressing.

Avion22 · February 2012

Yikes. That does sound rather depressing.

FayeD · February 2012

Sorry your first playdate was such a bust.

kelly321 · February 2012

That's sad, and especially depressing since it was your first outing with her. :-/ But since you said she hadn't made any friends yet, it sounds like she was looking for someone to talk to.

allibally · February 2012

What a bummer! Obviously a difficult situation for her. Did you hit it off with her otherwise? Seems likes her daughter could really use a playmate during this transition. I would be so lost in that situation.

stever · February 2012

That is really sad.

Publius · February 2012

That happens all of the time in H's company which is why I think they work so hard to make spouses happy. Of all the expats here in H's office, about half have spouses and kids living on another continent. It kind of makes me wonder if I'll ever get to the point of I'll want to pick up my ball and go home. I can't imagine getting to that point, but then again I'm sure a lot of these women didn't at one point either. Just to clarify, as far as I know these guys are all still married. Their wives just no longer live in the same country as they do.

AmericanInOz · February 2012

wow that's really sad

we have a few friends now where the dad lives in a different country to first wife & some kids - I just can't understand that - how incredibly difficult for the kids

lissadelsol · February 2012

That is a downer =/ I'm glad that you were there for her to talk to, though, it sounds like she really needed it.

It stinks that that happens so often. In my hometown in the states we had a lot of Korean families with one parent in Korea and one in the US with the kids. I had a few friends who were in that situation and they weren't fond of having their family split for so long.

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