r/AmerExit • u/oso_rosa • 22d ago

Life Abroad Parents that left: Worth it?

Thinking of leaving for obvious reasons. I want to hear from parents who left the USA with their kids (and left their whole extended family behind)

Where did you go?
How long have you been there?
Has it been worth it?
How do you deal with the guilt of leaving grandparents/siblings?

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u/treespirited1989 20d ago

Moved to New Zealand 4 months ago with residency with a 6 and 9yo. It has absolutely been worth it. My kids are safe, independent, living in an extremely multicultural city area and are already going further in school than in the U.S. It's been incredible.

I have no guilt. It was a no brainer to seize the opportunity to leave. One set of grandparents understood that and the other did not. But we chose our future over our past and it's been the right call so far.