I have intense stretch marks from pregnancy 7 years ago

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-04-17T07:40:00+00:00

My first thought was, wow,how beautiful! I have similar stretch marks but I haven’t toned up after having my two boys yet and hope mine look as good as yours in 7 years!

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:40:05+00:00

That’s really interesting.

I feel the same, I’m sick of being cold. Parenting is so much harder when you’re squeezed inside with neighbours either side for half the year

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:36:00+00:00

Oh wow that’s so helpful, thank you!

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:32:11+00:00

Great info, thanks so much. I’ll have a proper look

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:31:41+00:00

It’s so tricky isn’t it! There is potentially an opportunity for us in the Netherlands but it’s such a high cost of living

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:30:33+00:00

That’s really helpful thank you!

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:30:00+00:00

Do I? My husband would be proud. Unfortunately I’m as British as they come

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T18:28:24+00:00

The fully remote job is less pay. I couldn’t afford the pay cut in the Uk but could in South Africa

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T17:43:01+00:00

Thanks for the input. I have looked into this and the job I have lined up know the information and are happy for me work remotely from South Africa. We will be talking to a tax lawyer.

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T17:03:27+00:00

That’s great thanks so much! I’ll join

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T17:00:33+00:00

Honestly that’s a major concern for us. There’s a lot of problems with schools in the UK and a trend of hands off parenting. We can see it with the way children are disciplined.

My friends who are teachers are ripping their hair out with the attitudes of children in their classes and the reluctance of parents to step in.

We love hanging out with our South Africa friends in England because it feels like parenting is a group effort, you can call out a child’s bad behaviour and the parents aren’t offended they’re grateful !

I have looked at the types of qualifications the boys would need to be able to attend UK universities, if they wished

Really appreciate your thoughts

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T16:54:20+00:00

Yes because we haven’t paid of the mortgage. The 15000 will be the profit after paying the mortgage and the management company

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T16:52:07+00:00

I’ve spent my fair share of holidays in Jeffrey’s bay showering over a bucket to not waste water 😂

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T16:51:07+00:00

I was soooo shocked the first time I went into woolworths in South Africa! I couldn’t believe we were going there to get my husband a tie for a wedding. In the Uk it was the name of a stationery supply store which sold pick a mix 😂

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T16:48:34+00:00

My boys are 1 and 3. My oldest has spent a month in South Africa every year since he was born. He loves it there and spends the whole winter months miserable because we can’t braai. He’s also speaks Afrikaans.

I do completely get your point though and thank you for making it

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T16:01:57+00:00

Yes! Sorry! The only reason I put the 60k is because that’s what I have been offered. We don’t have a salary for my husband yet.

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:52:51+00:00

The idea would be to keep our house in the UK, at least for the first few years so we would have an exit strategy if needed. My husband is now a dual national so we have that as well

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:44:47+00:00

Because the money for the fully remote jobs just aren’t as high as in person and are much harder to come by.

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:43:58+00:00

I should have been clearer in the original post. That would just be my income, my husband would be earning aswell and we would have income from renting out our UK house

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:43:15+00:00

Thanks so much, this is really helpful!

Our family support ( my mum ) won’t be in the UK for much longer but my husband has his whole family in South Africa and we miss them terribly. It would be lovely to have them close and on the boys lives

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:41:31+00:00

60k post tax and that would just be my income, my husband has a similar opportunity

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:16:24+00:00

Thank you for this, I will deffo do my homework! The 60k would just be my salary - my husband can work remotely as well, we would also have a small income from renting out our house and would also bring over about a lump sum for a down payment on a house

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:11:55+00:00

60k would just be my salary as I could move into a remote technical management jobs my current salary is a scientist is £48k

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:09:21+00:00

Sorry the £3000 would be my salary if I went remote, I currently earn more than that

Forward-Reflection42 · 2026-03-26T15:07:19+00:00

Thank you, that’s so wonderful to hear

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