Yes, what I want now is a grown-up exchange program - I don't want to
sit in a hotel somewhere for a night and then pop off to the next
place. I want to move into a family for several months and learn how
to be family in that culture. A bit unlikely to happen, but one can
dream!
--
With houses in the UK being quite small, once a mother has got used to the
idea that her offspring has flown the nest, she's usually very happy to
finally have a sewing/lace/craft room and let the offspring sleep on a camp
bed when he/she returns home for a while.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With houses in the UK being quite small, once a mother has got used to the
idea that her offspring has flown the nest, she's usually very happy to
finally have a sewing/lace/craft room and let the offspring sleep on a camp
bed when he/she returns home for a
Jenny wrote:
ah, they may fly the nest but they leave their stuff behind them and it's
apparently far too precious to dispose of!!
The parents I know (mainly teachers and/or lacemakers) put their kid's stuff
in the loft, and take over the room with glee!
Jean, Poole, Dorset, UK
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Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Travelling children
Whereabouts is your daughter coming to in the US? Are any of us near
enough
to offer her hospitality?
Sue
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The parents I know (mainly teachers and/or lacemakers) put their kid's stuff
in the loft, and take over the room with glee!
Jean, Poole, Dorset, UK
sorry Jean, I've already filled the loft - with everyone else's help I have to
say - so that's not an option
jenny barron
Scotland - sunny
At 8:26 AM +0100 8/2/05, Jean Nathan wrote:
With houses in the UK being quite small, once a mother has got used
to the idea that her offspring has flown the nest, she's usually
very happy to finally have a sewing/lace/craft room and let the
offspring sleep on a camp bed when he/she returns
- will this be for all
four years or just for a semester or two?
She is third year at Melbourne University in Victoria, and is on study
exchange for the second semester.
My son leaves for university at
the end of this month, but mercifully it will only be 4 hours drive away.
Originally he was
Hello All,
I had a very big day yesterday. I put DD1 on a flight for the US. It was very
hard to watch her leave knowing that it will be over 4 months before we see
her again. It's the first time anyone in our family has travelled overseas. I
know a lot of you have travelled and your children
In a message dated 8/1/2005 5:56:03 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
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I had a very big day yesterday. I put DD1 on a flight for the US. It was very
hard to watch her leave knowing that it will be over 4 months before we see
her again. It's the first time anyone in our family
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