Australia Bound
14 Aug 2006 / #1
Hi
I am having difficulty communicating with my Polish parents. They are very old fashioned and I was raised in the modern society of Canada. I am an only child which makes things alot more complicated. What prompted me to write on this forum is I recently met an Australia bloke in Canada and we want to move and start our life in Australia.
My parents are completely against it. They think because they struggled with their migration from Poland to Canada I will do the same. However the only different is there are no language barriers, education restrictions or economic/political hardships. I know I will be fine but I cannot seem to get that through their heads. Dont get me wrong it wont be easy. But they are set in their ways and will not stop comparing their struggle to my adventure. I see life on a different level. All they care about is what people will think and what material things I will loose when I leave.
They still treat me as a child and do not believe I can make my own decisions and mistakes. I am 26 years old and I feel like I am living under my polish parents spell.
Any advice?
I am having difficulty communicating with my Polish parents. They are very old fashioned and I was raised in the modern society of Canada. I am an only child which makes things alot more complicated. What prompted me to write on this forum is I recently met an Australia bloke in Canada and we want to move and start our life in Australia.
My parents are completely against it. They think because they struggled with their migration from Poland to Canada I will do the same. However the only different is there are no language barriers, education restrictions or economic/political hardships. I know I will be fine but I cannot seem to get that through their heads. Dont get me wrong it wont be easy. But they are set in their ways and will not stop comparing their struggle to my adventure. I see life on a different level. All they care about is what people will think and what material things I will loose when I leave.
They still treat me as a child and do not believe I can make my own decisions and mistakes. I am 26 years old and I feel like I am living under my polish parents spell.
Any advice?