ali's american adventures

My husband was raised abroad and they traveled extensively. To the point that he is a TCK and doesn't really have a home. At times I think the most difficult thing now is how I don't understand this. His relationships have always been so fluid he never holds on real tight. It's affected us in ways that, even 8 years in, I'm only just beginning to understand.
He definitely has a heart for the world though, and that's rubbed off on me as well.

#1 Krista (Homepage) on 2013-06-12 03:03

"Traveling soul", I love that. I was raised a TCK, and am now raising my own 4 TCK's. No regrets about that here! Finding home wherever our adventures take us, is exactly it. Zoe is a truly blessed lil' lady to be living the life she is.

#2 Anne (Homepage) on 2013-06-17 10:58

I'm also a TCK and my siblings and I have turned out relatively normal - I wouldn't trade the way I grew up for anything. The attitudes of my parents were probably the biggest influencers of that, so Zoe should be in good hands! Coincidentally, I was reading through my Mercy Ships blog roll this morning and found this beautiful post by Susan Parker about raising her kids aboard Mercy Ships. The title speaks for itself

http://doingmercy.com/no-regrets.html

#3 Lee on 2013-06-27 06:07

Thank you for that. It's always good to hear from real-live TCKs who've made it out the other side unscathed. The Parkers are pretty much the family I look to whenever I wonder whether we're doing the right thing. I love them and I love their kids.

#3.1 Ali C. on 2013-06-27 11:48