I wish I could move back home but its almost impossible. I have been living here in Ireland for a bit over ten years. My H and I married in January 2003; I moved to Ireland to be with him. If we hadnt married I would be in a stronger position in that I would have full custodial rights to our daughter. As it stands he can prevent her travelling out of the jurisdiction. he stole our D's Irish and Australian passports in Feb; I am also dual citizenship dual passport; my H is just Irish.
I feel trapped. I miss Australia yet I have made this side of the world my home for the last 14 years (I was 4 years in London before I moved.)
Yes. I have family and people who love me there. But I have had another family here; my H and his family, his two daughters from his first marriage etc, I have bee completely cut off from them.
Detach and live my life. I guess I dont know what my life is now. My life was my family here. My life is now just my daughter and my mother here in Ireland. I do have wonderful friends but I miss a family atmosphere.
I guess I am tired of battling. I am not a combatative person but I have had to defend rigorously in the last 9 months. He has accused me of being unstable; suicidal, an unfit mother etc. This is hard to take. He has lost sight of the person that I really am.
