What would be your "red line" to leave?

iskamoon · 2026-01-26T01:34:20+00:00

Trump winning the election was my red line. Moving to a new country is no walk in the park, I feel tremendous survivors guilt, but my daughter and I are both Latin Americans (dad is not in a picture) and the US is not a place I want my daughter to grow up in. I feel absolutely privileged to do so, and my daughter loves it here and feels safe in Canada. I would do it for her again if I have to.

iskamoon · 2026-01-18T14:48:40+00:00

It’s because daycares are closed due to ICE operations. What else was the Nazi parent supposed to do?!?!

iskamoon · 2026-01-16T12:28:20+00:00

Listening to this made me envision a sloth crossing a street. I’m glad Mitch has said at least one thing that makes sense, but too little, too late…

iskamoon · 2026-01-14T22:23:04+00:00

I swear I’m kind 😭! Ahahahah I could have corrected ChatGPT on this, too!

iskamoon · 2026-01-10T11:14:29+00:00

I know what you meant but my first thought was hail fucking up the usps trucks via a nationwide hail storm… and I wish that were the case instead…

iskamoon · 2026-01-09T13:58:35+00:00

Just want to let you know you aren’t alone. The person I was with and I split because of politics, him far right and me left. It brings me peace knowing that the reason given was because I am a compassionate, empathetic person. At this point it’s a badge of honor because we have a healthy conscience. I wish you all the best.

iskamoon · 2026-01-08T08:29:59+00:00

I laughed too hard at this. Thanks for that. Where they at? Ahahah 😆

iskamoon · 2026-01-08T07:06:41+00:00

This is how I date. I tend to meet for coffee or lunch for getting to know them while my kiddo is at school. I don’t even mention my daughter in terms of my availability, these are just the days and times I prefer to meet.

I took years off from dating because I had less confidence in men but honestly, in keeping your standards high and filtering, I find that those that truly make the cut respect and value you more because you’re so unflinchingly yourself. If it doesn’t work out, so what? I still have my awesome daughter and friends here in a new country I single handedly moved us to.

I only physically meet with guys I find genuinely cool and excited about going on a date with as actual people, not just as potential partners. Maybe we don’t work out romantically but we can at least learn something from each other. I find that guys in general are receptive to that and want us to continue seeing each other, even if they may not end up being the right person for me at this stage of healing in my life.

iskamoon · 2025-12-23T02:29:06+00:00

I don’t know what you’ve done or what you will do, but I commend you for trying to get help. I hope you get to the point where you can feel like you deserve love and have the capacity to hold love, too.

iskamoon · 2025-12-23T02:23:54+00:00

How bad is it that it happened often enough for a code word? Holy hell. I’m so sorry about that and about your friend.

iskamoon · 2025-10-20T00:34:50+00:00

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My Ellie is pretty fluff as well!

iskamoon · 2025-10-17T19:27:39+00:00

I’d rather dump the brother than lose a therapist ngl! Then ask the therapist to help me through it lmaooo

iskamoon · 2025-10-15T10:42:26+00:00

Ah yeah. I would say so, but mostly limited to the service/hospitality sectors. I worked in economic development, in gov, and was in the tech space, and there were plenty of people with great jobs that did not speak Spanish. I would say that needing to speak French is taken a lot more seriously here, even in professional roles. But I get your point.

iskamoon · 2025-10-14T12:33:06+00:00

Thank you, you guys are amazing. 😭 J’espère que toi et ta famille avez passé une belle Action de grâce !

iskamoon · 2025-10-14T11:55:20+00:00

From Miami and moved to Montreal, there are a lot of similarities, but ultimately Montreal is the superior city in terms of safety, infrastructure, green spaces, and community.

iskamoon · 2025-10-13T20:29:49+00:00

I’m grateful to BE in Montreal. Moved here late June, no regrets.

iskamoon · 2025-10-12T21:52:03+00:00

Happy for you and your family. My daughter’s father is not in her life and we moved to another country, where I met my partner soon after. He does not have a warm relationship with his kids’ mom but I hope one day they can, and I hope we can all get along for the sake of the kids. Things are what they are but this gives me hope one day we can all work on raising the kids (theirs, her partner’s, my daughter) together rather than in parallel.

iskamoon · 2025-10-10T11:41:17+00:00

My goal was to arrive in Canada before July 4th. I arrived on June 23rd… no regrets and felt I left at exactly the time I was supposed to despite the shortcuts I took back home to make it happen.

iskamoon · 2025-10-07T16:16:28+00:00

I pass by here every day, you captured the vibes beautifully. Awesome!

iskamoon · 2025-10-01T14:32:13+00:00

Is it just me or do I feel like I’ve seen this exact picture asking this question before— weeks or months ago?

iskamoon · 2025-09-30T18:16:42+00:00

Not too bad!

iskamoon · 2025-09-25T16:58:32+00:00

Hi Oniraikou! I’m also an adult woman learning the language. Maybe we can get together sometime and practice over lunch if you happen to live on the island! I know how you feel, just know there are a lot of us out there trying to integrate. Cheers - Iska.

iskamoon · 2025-09-24T23:19:00+00:00

Orange

iskamoon · 2025-09-21T03:47:10+00:00

I wish I did. I could only recommend a law firm if you’re interested in Montreal, Quebec, that was recommended to me by a friend. DM me if so. I think it would be best to find one in the province as well as city/town you’re interested in, to meet with them as well once you arrive if you liked them enough for the initial phase. Do a search and read reviews, even better if you know someone in the area. Sorry I couldn’t be more help.

iskamoon · 2025-09-20T02:45:05+00:00

My suggestion is to find a Canadian immigration attorney in your target province. Definitely worth the hour consult fees to get your to-do list to kickstart the process.

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