Are there any other parents out there who suffer the daily pain of being on the other side of the world to their son or daughter? I haven't seen my son, who won a scholarship to study for a PhD in Sydney, for over 2 years now, firstly due to the pandemic and now because he is not overly keen on coming home to England for a visit because he has an Australian girlfriend. He has sadly just applied for permanent residency out there.
I miss him terribly and monthly video phone calls don't make up for not being with him in person. I can't afford to make the journey to Australia and pay for food, outings, etc on top of that. I hate flying too and could see me having a panic attack mid-air several hours into the long flight :-(. How do others cope? I am going to set up a FB support group for all those in the same boat who rarely or never see their long-distance child, as a place to chat, give each other support and, possibly, meet from time to time. Would anyone be interested?
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