Hi Vee,
I know all too well that feeling of isolation as a single parent with family support living at the other end of the world! My mum would dearly love to be here, and I would dearly love to have her with us, but with both a sister and brother in the UK that is not going to happen and I am resigned to living in separate countries.
Like you, I am happier here, know it is best for my kids, and am very grateful to be here in such a beautiful country. Unlike you, I managed to get enough for a house out of the divorce, but still need money to live and start a full-time job at a local school next term, just hoping that the kids don't get sick too much as there is no one to look after them!
I think it takes longer for us single parents to get the contacts to socialise with. If we had a husband or partner here with us, no doubt his work colleagues and their families would be an additional source of social interaction. Then there are those women who we think could be friends but are so insecure in their marriage that they worry that us single females will take their husbands!
I am quietly optimistic that things will get better if I am patient and recognise opportunities when they come. All I can suggest is to keep busy, keep your chin up, and have faith that things will turn out OK if you give it time.
