SaffasintheUK

There have been a few moments in our journey, where it’s struck me, really struck me, that the ones that have been most affected by our move abroad have been our children. Truth be told, the kids are often overlooked in the move – we’re stressed to hilt organising every tiny detail and sometimes the kids get slotted into a little file that we create and they sort of just have to go with it.   I have secretly been horrified to hear that kids arrive in this country and are in school within a week because that’s how us Saffas roll.    Parents, please go easy on them! I know that long term, the benefits are huge for kids but I think as parents, we don’t really pause and think about what this move means for our kids.   In the case of my own, I’ve seen my girls mature enormously since arriving.   Gone are the days of being driven to and from school, collected at the gate for safety reasons, driven to every play date and outing, having every detail of a get together organised an