Ryan is indeed very lucky to have you as parents, bt.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
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Shir - Mar 14, 2010 8:16:40 pm PDT #13010 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
billytea - Mar 14, 2010 8:33:27 pm PDT #13011 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
They don't really remember all this stuff at this age, though I do believe that all the love goes into them and builds up a sense of trust about people and the world.
Yeah, I know. It's not really till after the age of three that they form permanent memories, though certainly it'll affect their development and their expectations about the world. I expect he'll have a little while feeling like something's amiss though.
The fact that he won't really remember them after a certain point also saddens me of course, after all they've done for him. We'd like them to be able to move out here permanently, but I don't know if it'll happen. It'll either take a decade, or a substantial amount of money.
meara - Mar 14, 2010 8:36:11 pm PDT #13012 of 30000
It'll either take a decade, or a substantial amount of money.
Wow, that's a long time! That sucks. Will they be able to do more extended stays like they have, or no?
Ahem. I had dinner with the girl from last night. And then went over to her house. Which turns out to be all of maybe half a mile from Barb's new place! Good times were had by all. Heh.
omnis_audis - Mar 14, 2010 8:44:46 pm PDT #13013 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
bt, can you video chat with them when they are back in China? Are they from mainland China? or HK? Or Taiwan? At least a video chat will give face time for Ryan and grandparents.
Barb - Mar 14, 2010 8:45:39 pm PDT #13014 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Ahem. I had dinner with the girl from last night. And then went over to her house. Which turns out to be all of maybe half a mile from Barb's new place! Good times were had by all. Heh.
EXCELLENT!
Also, we need to do dinner again.
Pix - Mar 14, 2010 8:47:25 pm PDT #13015 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
{{{Shir}}} I'm so sorry to hear about your dog.
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meara, I'm doing the woo hoo dance for you right now. Awesome!
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bt, I hope you all find a way to get her parents out without ten years or a ton of money.
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I have finally finished writing my statement of educational philosophy. WOOT! I need to sleep before I look at it again. I've been wrestling with it all weekend and have no perspective on it at the moment. Wish me luck for tomorrow; I have meetings with the Head of School and my division director to let them know what's going on and ask for a recommendation.
meara - Mar 14, 2010 8:52:56 pm PDT #13016 of 30000
meara, I'm doing the woo hoo dance for you right now. Awesome!
...I read this as the HOO HOO dance. And was a little frightened.
Barb, we totally do. I'm in town for the next two weeks, shockingly! Let's plan...
Shir - Mar 14, 2010 8:53:30 pm PDT #13017 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Good luck, Pix.
Pix - Mar 14, 2010 8:55:12 pm PDT #13018 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
...I read this as the HOO HOO dance. And was a little frightened.
Numfar, do the dance of Nooky!
billytea - Mar 14, 2010 9:02:23 pm PDT #13019 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Wow, that's a long time! That sucks. Will they be able to do more extended stays like they have, or no?
That's some good news, they can come out on a temporary visa again, even if they've applied for a permanent visa. (Some places get a bit antsy about granting temp visas after you've already indicated you want to move there permanently.) We can also do video chat with them, though I think they're not so keen on that. We've tried it before and I think the connection isn't the greatest.
There is a reason why it costs a lot to get an expedited visa. Australia has a universal health insurance system, Medicare. Permanent residents are entitled to full benefits, which means that if they move out here, the government is liable for (most of) their health care. Especially at their age, that can be expensive. Since they haven't been part of the tax base, the charge is to cover them for the ten years or so before the standard wait time would be over.
But it still sucks for us dealing with it.