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Posted On: November 4th 2026, 05:16 pm
Nobody hands you a village when you land. You find out who’s in it the first time you’re stuck in traffic.
Back home, the village is just there. Grandparents down the road, the aunt who does Tuesdays, the neighbour who’s known you forever. Move countries with kids and a lot of that turns into a video call.
What surprised me is who steps in. Not people with a title. People with a spare minute and a car seat.
The village abroad doesn’t look like the one we grew up with. It’s looser. It changes every time someone gets posted somewhere new. Half of it lives in your phone. It still counts.
I write about raising kids between worlds. Follow along if that’s your life too. Tell me who’s in yours, and I’ll share some of your answers next week.
Who’s in your village?
Back home, the village is just there. Grandparents down the road, the aunt who does Tuesdays, the neighbour who’s known you forever. Move countries with kids and a lot of that turns into a video call.
What surprised me is who steps in. Not people with a title. People with a spare minute and a car seat.
The village abroad doesn’t look like the one we grew up with. It’s looser. It changes every time someone gets posted somewhere new. Half of it lives in your phone. It still counts.
I write about raising kids between worlds. Follow along if that’s your life too. Tell me who’s in yours, and I’ll share some of your answers next week.
Who’s in your village?
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