"Let the babysitting begin"

[lostinlove228 0]

Mustapha will be baby sitting me inshallah when I go to lebanon in a couple of weeks. I'm going to be clingy and annoying. I know how your husbands must have felt. It's terryfing and exciting. Your leaving everyone and everything behind. Your friends and your family. Yet it is a whole new adventure. And we get to live in the same country...YYYEEEEPPPEEEE.

[dollface41601 0]

I definitly did my share of babysitting and still catch myself here and there doing some things, but all in all...im so proud of sofyan...

When we first got home, there were no days of "rosy fog" because we had already been together the whole year in jordan, so we went right at it....the hardest thing for me was I had Jet-Lag soooooo bad, and the stomach problems, so Not only was i in the emergency room the night we landed, but i was a walking puking zombie for 4 days due to jet lag...after i was feeling better....we did ALOT of driving around, SS Card, license, etc...but then I was forced to go back to work.....Thank God.....only 2 months after him being here he has a better income than most americans....he is selling cars, and he is darn good at it....he has his own car, and has learned his sense of direction pretty good, but sometimes gets lost and has to pick up his phone....I never really got frustrated by it...the only thing i did was the money situation, but that ended fast and were well off, alhumdullah! His english gets better day by day as does his sense of blending into the american world...Im darn proud of my sofyan...I couldnt have asked for a better husband

[Karen_L 1]

My fiance' husband is adjusting well to the US; he's learned to take the subway by himself, got a full-time job, registered in intensive English lessons, etc... but he still can't communicate in English, so I often have to translate/speak for him. One particular incident of "babysitting" happened a few days ago when I brought him to the barbershop -- he needed a haircut and *I* had to explain to the guy what he wanted, how much shorter, etc. The barber would periodically ask me to come over and take a look and he'd ask me "Is this good? Not short enough?" etc. lol

I have to admit I was kind of embarassed and I felt like a mother bringing her 6-year-old son to get his hair cut before school starts up lol

[LaL 418]

there was no babysitting on my end... however my husband had immigrated to Canada 1 year prior to meeting me. he had the experience prior. i don't really care for the term *babysitting* although i know its meant to be tongue in cheek.

[Bosco 1]

Guess my husband's the only one who hasn't had the easiest of times.

Believe me, you're not. I know there are several people here who don't express when things aren't going peachy keen, hunky doery, myself included.

I'm very glad that so many people are doing well. Unfortunately, for us life isn't a fairy tale. There's no "and they lived happily ever after."

Rahma, I believe you will have your happily ever after, it will just take a while

[Henia 11]

[anxious 0]

I DEFINITELY understand all the work that has gone into getting our loved ones on their feet.

I had to explain our entire daily life to him, be the breadwinner, his chauffer LOL...

then on top of it all he was clingy, insecure, and in culture shock... but now it's funny how life is ...

He has a good job, has his own friends, and is 99% independant of me, and I miss how I was needed so much, asking for my confirmation of this and that all the time.

So the grass is always greener I guess.... but now it will be my turn, I will start classes next month and he will be the bill checking, breadwinner, etc... Everyone has their problems.... I just remember that I prayed for this, made a commitment and remember how close he is to my son and daughter, how hard he tries to make me happy, he is such a hard worker and I love him for that. We have known each other for 2 years now, and I don't regret any of it.

[amal 4]

Guess my husband's the only one who hasn't had the easiest of times.

Guess my husband's the only one who hasn't had the easiest of times.

Believe me, you're not. I know there are several people here who don't express when things aren't going peachy keen, hunky doery, myself included.

I'm very glad that so many people are doing well. Unfortunately, for us life isn't a fairy tale. There's no "and they lived happily ever after."

Guess my husband's the only one who hasn't had the easiest of times.

Believe me, you're not. I know there are several people here who don't express when things aren't going peachy keen, hunky doery, myself included.

I'm very glad that so many people are doing well. Unfortunately, for us life isn't a fairy tale. There's no "and they lived happily ever after."

That's right. I think it's funny that people rarely say if anything goes wrong or if they have problems in their relationship or whatever. I guess people don't like to show any faults or weakness.

Hicham and I have had our share of problems but they are mostly personal and I dont like to sound whiney or share each time something "goes wrong"

We had a major crisis when Hicham got here but it's very personal so that's that!

Guess my husband's the only one who hasn't had the easiest of times.

Believe me, you're not. I know there are several people here who don't express when things aren't going peachy keen, hunky doery, myself included.

I'm very glad that so many people are doing well. Unfortunately, for us life isn't a fairy tale. There's no "and they lived happily ever after."

I second that Rahma...we had our days and at times I feel like pulling my hair out....but every day things get better and no matter what we still love each other and I think both are committed to make it work...I hope...

Dorothy

I DEFINITELY understand all the work that has gone into getting our loved ones on their feet.

I had to explain our entire daily life to him, be the breadwinner, his chauffer LOL...

then on top of it all he was clingy, insecure, and in culture shock... but now it's funny how life is ...

He has a good job, has his own friends, and is 99% independant of me, and I miss how I was needed so much, asking for my confirmation of this and that all the time.

So the grass is always greener I guess.... but now it will be my turn, I will start classes next month and he will be the bill checking, breadwinner, etc... Everyone has their problems.... I just remember that I prayed for this, made a commitment and remember how close he is to my son and daughter, how hard he tries to make me happy, he is such a hard worker and I love him for that. We have known each other for 2 years now, and I don't regret any of it.

There was nothing easy about it ..but wouldn't trade him for the world...there are things we totally disagree on but since all those things are personal, I am not able to discuss those things...therefore, leaving only good things to talk about.....and yeah, there are still lots and lots of good things

Edited August 26, 2006 by amal

[Bunnyqr 0]

My fiance is not here yet but I am always thinking "will he like it here?". I live in Brooklyn and commute on the subway to Manhattan for work. When I walk home from the subway I look around my residential neighborhood and think "it looks better than his neighborhood in Athens" so that is OK. I look around my apartment and think "it's pretty and I have plenty of room" so that will be OK. Then I look at my commute and cringe. I can't even understand the conducters announcements on the subway when they decide to go express, skip a stop, sick passenger delay, re routing trains, how they hell will he??? But I think that will be the only problem. He loves TV and 300 stations here compared to 6 in Athens, he will love it. We are 1/2 hour away from Astoria (Little Greece) and that will make him happy to "Cous Cous" with his fellow people and he has an Uncle and cousins here that he can visit. So I think the subway is the only thing for him that will be difficult. His family plans on hiring him for work so that is great. So, we shall see. He is a quick learn and I crack up when I hear him speak to me using my slang and the same sayings. So, Brooklyn bound, here he comes. God BLESS HIM!! Hahahaha!!