Overseas Visits

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

Hi! Again, I would like to thank you all for the responses. My husband and I have finally come to an understanding since I called his mother and told her what he was saying. She said she expressed that she wanted to see the baby, but she would never want the baby to come without me. Which, honestly, I already knew she wouldn't agree to something like that...she's a mom and she knows how it would feel if someone took your little one on a long trip. Hubby apparently talked with his grandmother and she is the one laying the guilt trip, saying grandpa is dying and all the family is crying because they can't see the kids. Grandma is a bit dramatic. I wish we could afford for everyone to come here, but again, finances aren't exactly the greatest right now and there are a lot of family members. We are going to try to save the money and ALL of us will try to go after the summer (because it's hotter then hell in the summer) for a nice FAMILY vacation.

I also want to say, I trust my family there, I know they would not kidnap the kids no matter if there are problems or not. I know in MENA countries women have no rights and by law they could keep the kids, but I know they wouldn't. I trusted them all the times I went there, I have no reason to not trust them now. I pray that each of you have a very happy new year and may God bless each and every one of you and that He will keep you in His embrace and protection. And may all the babies taken from their mothers (in the states and abroad) be reunited again.

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All the cases I have seen where the kids have been taken are when the kids have gone on an unaccompanied vacation.. I have yet to see where mom was there and the kids didnt leave. Its easier to make up nasty stories about a mom when shes not there..Not one case have I read about where mom was there

[New Beginnings 32]

I don't care if my husband is a US citizen or a citizen of another country. I personally don't think that a married couple should travel apart. I think the family should travel together or it doesn't happen.

That's what works for my marriage, I know that's not what works for every marriage.

Anyway, Hanging In There... I don't know if you're familiar with American fathers or wives taking their kids away from the other. Happens all the time right in our own backyard here. In fact, I know of several people who have had their wife take their kids away from them because they were angry in a divorce. I don't think it's any more prevolent with inter-nationality couples than same nationality couples.

[sandinista! 1,816]

I don't care if my husband is a US citizen or a citizen of another country. I personally don't think that a married couple should travel apart. I think the family should travel together or it doesn't happen.

That's what works for my marriage, I know that's not what works for every marriage.

Anyway, Hanging In There... I don't know if you're familiar with American fathers or wives taking their kids away from the other. Happens all the time right in our own backyard here. In fact, I know of several people who have had their wife take their kids away from them because they were angry in a divorce. I don't think it's any more prevolent with inter-nationality couples than same nationality couples.

there is a marked difference in abductions that occur in non hague convention signing countries re. authorities intervening. i doubt that difference is lost on those doing those particular abductions.

[sandinista! 1,816]

just so i have this straight-it's perfectly ok for members to launch attack after attack after attack that are baseless and blatantly prejudicial re. arabs, but to say that i don't support or condone that line of thinking, rather i think it's "whacked out" is subject to having a chunk of my post removed? that's ridiculous. and i think the site administrator that emailed me and edited my post owes every arab member on here an apology for their condoning anti-arab sentiments expressed here and censoring the condemnation of anti-arab sentiments. because if i were arab, and subjected to the garbage this woman spews over and over again, i would feel pretty darn unwelcome here.

[Pinay Wife 47]

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Thread closed per OP's request.