I don't want to emigrate

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Nelka

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My wife has started to talk about moving back to here native country, we are in England and have been for 12+ years since we met but she wants us to move to Poland.

She is unhappy with the education here for our seven year old twins. She is a governor of their school and there will be days with no actual teacher in their classroom next year (just teaching assistants). She was thinking of moving them to her school a couple of miles away which she says is better educationally. I have to believe her as I know nothing really about this stuff.

She is now saying she wants us to move and speaks as if she has made her mind up, talking of the school they would go to and where she would work etc. She says that cuts are making education worse (they ditched a lot of teachers in my area due to cuts), and they could be worse again over the next few years whereas there re very god schools in Poland for them.

I would have tried moving there when I was 30, I was open to it but now I feel I am too old, I am almost 42 and have no real education, what on earth would I do for work? I work in care, I cannot speak Polish so I would have to work in a job where I don’t have to speak but who would employ me over a Pole?

Also I have a chronic health condition which means tablets and injections every day and also a depot injection every 12 weeks, I doubt the government there would pay for these expensive medicines?

Also it would mean saying goodbye to the rest of my family which I don’t see a great deal of but would probably become non-existent.

She says for me to stay here for one year on my own to sell the house and work a lot to save up money, basically I feel she has made her mind up.

We are to go to her parents in Poland at the end of July for a little holiday, I have to come back much earlier than them as I don’t have much annual leave, what if they don’t come back?

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Your posting history indicates that you have severe marriage difficulties. You need professional advice.
 
Have you sat down with your wife and talked through exactly what a move would mean - for your job prospects, for your health? Have you told her you don’t want to go?
 
You say your wife wants to move back because of the education system, yet you said you believe her as you know nothing about this stuff . I would check into the school they are currently attending. you should always be aware of your child’s education. I do agree with Xanthippe though, please try and talk to a professional for the sake of yourself and your family. My prayers are with you, God bless you.
 
Be honest with her. It sounds like you are not doing any of the talking, it’s all your wife ideating on moving to Poland. Be honest and direct. Lay out the reasons you have listed here.

And get more involved with the school system.

Also if you don’t like your education level and job prospects, only you can change that whether in England or Poland. You can go back to school if you want to change careers. If you are happy in your career, tell you wife this.
 
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As a spouse, you should be able to qualify for the same health care as your wife in Poland. Can’t your relatives visit you in Poland? Air fares are cheap between England and Poland, compared to flights from other countries. Also, many younger people speak English in Poland, so even if you don’t speak the language, you will be able to communicate with someone. You and your wife need to talk about all of this - maybe she feels she’s spent enough time in England and now wants to be around her own family and wants the children to be able to spend time with grandparents more.
 
I found her cv on our computer desktop.

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Stop the presses. You found a resume.

Good grief, Nelka. Even if it were a job offer you need to actually speak to her.

Isn’t she the primary breadwinner? If she’s providing the food on your table, you need to actually understand what’s going on with her. She’s an expat in a foreign country in a world where hostilities are mounting towards foreigners. She works a skilled job that probably makes her a target and she may be worried about her job. You admit there are severe cuts to the schools.

Please don’t say “she isn’t” because it’s quite apparent that you two aren’t communicating worth a hill of beans.

You need to sit down and talk with her, at this point probably with a professional involved.
 
Yes, @Nelka, talk to her. She cannot unilaterally make this decision and if you oppose it, you need to tell her.
 
Yes, @Nelka, talk to her. She cannot unilaterally make this decision and if you oppose it, you need to tell her.
Actually Lou, I think in Europe she does have the right to take her children back to her country of origin and live there even if the other parent opposes so long as visitation is provided if she cannot support her children in that country. The children are likely dual citizens and given that she is both the mother and the main breadwinner, has family support, etc means that the OP really needs to be sitting down with a professional on this one.

His posting history goes back before his children were born (September 2010) and reveal a pattern of scruples, deep family dysfunctionality and issues with his wife. Some of his top hits include “is it sinful to miss Mass if my wife is in labor” “my young toddler was having a tantrum and my wife was mad and forced me to leave but I wanted to go to Communion” and bi-annual “my wife won’t talk to me” since atleast 2013.

Also, he posted this EXACT same thread in 2014
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We live in England, I am English, my wife is Polish. We have two infants. My wife mentioned a few months ago that she wants to move back to Poland, she mentioned it again today and talked more about it. It seems like she has made her mind up, she was talking about herself and the children but when I mentioned me she said that I could come if I wanted, that felt like she is going and taking the children whether I like it or not and it is up to me to follow or stay behind on my own. I understan…
Still, nothing has changed in over 4 years.

She’s been deeply unhappy for a very, very long time.

They NEED professional help.
 
Actually Lou, I think in Europe she does have the right to take her children back to her country of origin and live there even if the other parent opposes so long as visitation is provided if she cannot support her children in that country. The children are likely dual citizens and given that she is both the mother and the main breadwinner, has family support, etc means that the OP really needs to be sitting down with a professional on this one.
I’m not massively sure on what the law is in these circumstances, so I’ll happily defer to you. I was thinking more of the fact that she needs to talk to him about what her plans are, and he needs to ask. I agree, a professional is definitely needed in this situation, if only to work out what’s best for the children.

I remember participating on some of @Nelka’s threads before and I remember similarly to you. Nelka - listen, if you really think this move is bad for your family, you need to speak up. Your wife is taking steps you haven’t agreed to - why are you not talking to her about this? I don’t mean to offend you, but as @Xanthippe_Voorhees shows, this particular issue has been around since 2014. Why haven’t you talked about it in all that time? Tried to make things better for your wife in the UK? Got marital counseling for your problems? Stop being passive and talk to her.
 
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