Homesick

Mami has something called homesick.

Symptoms:

• Sad eyes
• Sudden outbursts of crying
• Staring off into a distance
• Long telephone conversations with abuelita
• Repetitive speech " I want to go home" "I wish we could go home" "Can't we go home?"

(Between you and me, I don't get that last one, isn't her home here with papi and me?)

I've heard this illness is very common and everyone has it at least once. I must have been vaccinated against it, because so far, I haven't had this homesickness mami talks about.

Why doesn't she just go to the GP like when I'm sick? Silly mami, I think she want to ride it out.

From what I can see, there are more serious cases and sometimes you just get a small virus. She says "this time of year is the worst for homesickness".

And I hope it's not contagious because I don't want to catch homesick too. Come to think of it, papi doesn't seem to have caught it, so I should be safe. Phewwwww!

Here's what I recommend

• Take Calpol before bed and take every 4 hours as needed. Always works for me!
• Lots of kisses and hugs from papi and I
• A long nap. I always feel a little better after a good sleep
• Have a bottle of warm milk or coffee, I know how much you like drinking that
• Keep the special picture I made for you with glitter close by. I know how much you like sparkly stuff!

This post was written by Maria, a US expat living in the UK. She blogs at Mummy's Busy World.

Comments

[tk]

i know the feeling! i just moved to the uk with my wife and she's feeling very homesick while i'm away at work. I suggested she start a blog to be able to vent and discuss some of the difficulties and joys of doing this. oh and she was 6 1/2 months pregnant when we made the move (now 7!) what were we thinking? any advice on living abroad or on her blog would be awesome. thanks!

[sleep]

I feel your pain! When I feel homesick, I have a hard time eating or even finding sleep. Thanks for your tips.