Brother moved away and I'm missing him

LegacyUser

Hey all just looking for a bit of help, my brother has recently moved to New Zealand for at least the next 4 years and im really missing him. I know its part of life and people growing up, but we've been close all are lives. Wont be able to vist him due to lack of money for at least two years. I know at lot of people have experienced this so any help on how I can cheer up be great.

minidazzler

I assume you can get skype and such, stay in regular contact and whatever. Sure ye won't be able to go out and meet up all the time, but it's the next best thing really!

*giggles*

My brother, too, has said farewell to this isle in search of greener pastures. It may seem tough or what have you, but I'm sure you're still in contact with him somehow. We still have courier pigeons email, telephone and hell, maybe even a webcam!
Don't lose all hope OP, you never know when you might get the chance visit Oz:) I hear it's nice down there...

Handsome Bob

Hey OP,

My brother moved to Australia back in 1995. It's a tough and unhappy situation, especially if there are long intervals between visits (i.e. 3 years). I'm sure he's feeling the same way as you are right now, so all I can suggest is that you keep up regular contact. In this day and age with social networking, web cams, skype and even as basic as texts it does make it a lot easier to cope with the gulf of being countries a part.

Plus, make him feel involved with things at home as much as possible, don't let distance make him feel cut out of the picture. Things even as basic as Fantasy Football (if you are fans of course) really help to make that person who has moved away feel like he's still part of a unit.

Finally, spare a thought for your parents and go easy on them, there is no-one who is feeling his departure more than they are right now.

castle

Skype is the way to go,cheap calls and also wedcam, a mate of mine had a sister in America and they would talk every week and once a month they would sit down on front of PC with cam on and have a few beers together sometimes mates would come over and he said the crack was great.

Red Hand

castle wrote: »

Skype is the way to go,cheap calls and also wedcam, a mate of mine had a sister in America and they would talk every week and once a month they would sit down on front of PC with cam on and have a few beers together sometimes mates would come over and he said the crack was great.

Skype's definately the thing to have. It's a bit more personal than a phonecall or email.

yawhyawh

ah you poor thing:(