So how did you break the news to your family you would be living full time in Mexico? Or staying for an extended period of time. How pitiful am I? LOL we have made plans to go down to Playa in Sept and stay 5-6 months as a trial run and I am 43 years old and terrified to tell my parents. My dad gets nervous every time I visit for a week, much less being there for months but I know it is the right move for us as that is where our hearts are. I reckon we just need to bite the bullet and tell them and hope they eventually support us in the decision.
I told my parents that I was engaged and moving to Mexico at 18 (I know, I know). I just told them outright... they were shocked and upset at first, obviously, but in the end very supportive. I'm sure they thought I was insane, but they have always supported my sisters and me in whatever we decided we wanted to do. I have found that the best way to make them realize this was the right decision (except for my ex-fiance, of course) is to have them visit me. I think that after several visits, they've been able to see the awesome life I've built for myself over the past 6 years.
Can your parents travel? If so book them a flight for the month after you arrive so that they can witness how safe and happy you are. Good Luck
I told them that I am an adult. If I make a mistake, then so be it. It's my life and I need their support, whether they like the idea or not. I packed up and moved. To this day, not one person begged me to come home, well maybe for a momentary selfish reason. They know I am happy and that is what matters most.
Thanks Yea I am not worried about them stopping me as I am an adult,,I just am trying to figure out how to keep them from worrying, as we always worry about our kids no matter how old they are. I have grown boys and I will always worry about them. I have found some material showing the percentages of violent crime in that area versus the crime in my area which is right across the state line from Memphis, TN and the results are amazing. It is wayyy safer in Playa.
I have spent a lot of time in Memphis and Tunica before we moved to Cancun 6 years ago. Living here is WAY safer!!
Sooo true, We live 5 minutes from the state line to Memphis and there is far too much crime. My son and his gf lived in the University of Memphis area while in college, and last December their apartment was broken into, they were tied up, beat in the face with a gun and the robbers stole everything they owned, computers, cell phones, tv, gaming systems. I think the fact they had just bought a new 42 inch tv and had put the box on the porch was what made them targets. They live with us now but are going to be moving in with my oldest son when we make the move.
I had to call my parents and tell them I wasn't coming home from my vacation, that I was staying. Best thing is to plan for them to come and visit, as others have said. Good luck!
We told our families straight out. Mine went crazy, and think we will be kidnapped and murdered by narco-druglords with hours of our plane landing. They are deathly afraid of any people a shade darker than tan. When we moved to Europe, they had about the same reaction--so its par for the course. My in-laws and their family are completely opposite and are very excited. Now they are much more adventurous and are spread around the world (Big Island, Havana, Dubai, Manilla, Las Vegas, and Dallas). My sister-in-law will visit the second week of June and my mother-in-law is coming for two-weeks in July. We've also got friends coming all through the summer, so that will be nice.
