Husband leaving family behind

Philippines
October 9, 2008 11:27pm CST
My husband works abroad and only comes home after her almost a year long contract. He will stay for few months and return to work again for another contract. It's been like that for almost a decade now. My husband always leaves me and our children behind because of work. But it is okay. For we are able to provide all the needs of our kids now. Any story of a husband, wife, sister, brother, or parents working abroad? How was life then? With you? With children and other important people?
4 responses
@rocker21 (2716)
• India
10 Oct 08
why dont you settle at the place where your hubby works?
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• Philippines
23 Nov 08
We can not. It is in another country. And it is impossible for us to live their for the moment. We need to work on a lot of papers and we will be needing big cash.
@sang2k2 (1833)
• India
10 Oct 08
that has become a common trend these days that one of the member of the family staying aways from the family for earning money, generally its like the men staying far from his wife and kids..where in the women becomes the sole strong member of the family and has to maintain relations with evryone in family and also at the sametime take care of kids. i dont find it true as in these cases we give more importance to money and not to our family.no body enjoys being alone. in older age we leave our parents and stay away from them..where in these arethe days they need us the most... one of my family member stays away from us but we miss that person the most.
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• Philippines
10 Oct 08
I truly misses my husband when he is away working. And it is so common to those who are left behind.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
10 Oct 08
i was away to another city for work. it was for 1.5 years. my parents were in home town. it was tough but there was no way. similarly my father used to be away most of the times in his working days.
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• Philippines
10 Oct 08
I admire people like you working away from love ones to provide a better future.
@jstmarfz (1498)
• United States
10 Oct 08
I have no relatives that working in abroad but I am sure how your husband feels about it. I just left Philippines last April. This was the first time I left my family. It was hard to leave especially being away with my nephew and niece. I am very attach to them because I was the one took care of them since birth. But leaving Philippines is really a big change and help for them and me too. I may go back at my homeland after 2-3 years.
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• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Just think of the future of your nieces, nephews and of you as well. So you wll survive emotionally.