How did you folks reconcile kids and women factor after returning?
We're a family of 4 kids 7 and 2. We mainly decide to move because I wanted to be there for my mom as Dad passed away recently. I feel responsible to share responsibility of household with my brother who unfortunately is not that level headed. Also I wanted to try something different than 9-5 and I felt with corpus I have that is possible after few years in India. Other reasons are I feel grounding kids in Indian culture roots will be better for them and selfishly even for me. There are other minor factors like house help and sense of belonging too feels like we could have better life indoors in India.
Now other than obvious infrastructure systemic issues in India which will take a toll. My worry is just that kids could have more rough and uncessary competitive upbringing which will take a toll on then and also even after all that they will most likely return back for undergrad and cycle will continue or have to make peace with that. And I think I can but just looking for advice as our current world revolves around them. Other factor is my wife is been extremely negative as the move actually started happening and us selling our house also was emotional toll. She is valid in her concerns about havjng more judgement less freedom.but social media and her mind is also amplifying it I feel some therapy will help for both of us. I'm wrestling with these concerns and all I can hope for is things don't turn out as bad as they seem. I feel I have to give India a shot and not keep living the same life which I feel was not fulfilling to me. I was never depressed or anything but life has to be less ordinary. Anyway all i was looking for was some shared experiences to calm my own nerves. First post so be kind:)