Quote Originally Posted by CBM View Post

A Filipina marrying a Brit and moving here leaves her family behind - no lolo, no lola, no tatay, no nanay, no uncles aunts, no kuya, no ate.
you dont have to be a Filipina for that to happen, I've no family member who can look after our kids for 5 mins never mind a few hours ,apart from my misses son (who works thou (from 8am to 6:30pm 4 days a week)) so it's been a major problem for us for many years,