Well Steve, I raised my 3 kids alone for 15 yrs, with no extended
family and had to navigate through my x-wife's death from cancer. I
know of no job harder than single parenting, especially without the
large close families of yesterday.
Depending on the time since the death, the feelings of ur kids, how ur
fiancee will handle the problems, her level of maturity, does she have
kids, God, just thinking back to those times, my heart goes out to u.
Network, reach out to ur family, church and community. Do what ever
you have to do to keep ur sanity, but stay put. I don't know what I
would have done had I met Anna early enough to bring her into my
family as a step mom. As it was, I vacationed for Months at a time in
the RP since my daughter would take Zack to her house.
My kids are good and respectful, but compared to my extended family in
the RP, they r not.
Why haven't u thought to bring ur fiancee to marry and live here? As
big a change as it would be for ur kids to move to the RP, the
cultural differences for ur fiancee dealing with the average kids who
did not lose their mom would be huge.
Good luck and God Bless
Joe
--- In LivingInThePhilippi
>
> Steve,
>
> That is a very interesting proposition. I would suggest a family
> vacation in the Philippines after which you would have a general
> idea of their feeling for this place and then a serious discussion
> with your daughters if/when you knew you had your finances strong
> enough to make the move a reality. I would not stress them out over
> moving unless there was a real chance of it happening.
>
> I think their chances for employment at a reasonable salary are very
> low but they could operate a small business if you are concerned
> about them developing a work ethic.
>
> I don't think your daughters would have any trouble finding dates.
>
> I think a very good education can be found here in the private
> schools.
>
> If your daughters have already vacationed here please tell us what
> they thought about the Philippines.
>
> Rick L.
>
>
>
>
> --- In LivingInThePhilippi
> <smcgi2003@> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, maybe I'm a dreamer. Looking out of my living room window
> at
> > the Sioux Falls moonscape (WHITE !! Snow, don't 'cha know...), I
> > can't help but remember my trip to the Phils October 2005 to meet
> my
> > (now) fiancee and some of her extended family.
> >
> > Hey, I really DO like Sioux Falls compared to Los Angeles area
> > (where I 'lived' for 35 years), very much less crime, little or no
> > Politically Correct crap, no graffiti, better schools, WAY less
> > traffic, a generally higher quality of people, and a man can still
> > bring home enough bacon without sending the missus into the
> workplace
> > fray, BUT...can't stop thinking about 'the move' !!
> >
> > I don't seriously approach the subject with my kids because I
> don't
> > want to stir up any unnecessary anxiety.
> > Some of my parental-type concerns range thus:
> > *Quality and/or availability of High School and College education
> > *Will they be able to find part-time work there? No smart remarks,
> > y'all.
> > *Being of the 'dating' age, what are their 'prospects'?
> >
> > Tell me all the good and bad you have heard.
> >
> > I would move only after I have established an offshore (from US
> to
> > Phils) income flow; after all, if I am to build there, it will
> take
> > more than I can earn locally: this reality I am aware of, but the
> > thrust of this question:
> > Is it wise to bring culturally American Teen girls to the
> Philippines
> > or no?
> >
> > Steve
> > Sioux Falls,SD
> >
>
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