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[quote=Anonymous]A lot of folks on this thread are saying they have “no support” beyond their DH because they don’t have family nearby. But in my experience, there’s a lot of variation in what this actually means. It could mean:

No support at all, family dead or estranged or unable to support in any way for another reason.

Minimal support from afar, such as family you can talk to by phone and who are emotionally supportive but nothing else.

Family that sends money/gifts/other material support but cannot be present.

Family that visits multiple times a year and who you visit, and where everyone has enough money to never worry about that aspect of visiting.

It just varies and it’s possible to live far from your family and still get lots of support. My DH and I live far from our families and get no emotional support from them, but they go randomly just send us money and will buy our child something she needs if they know about it. They also very rarely visit. But to say we have “no support” would be disingenuous because we receive tangible support.

I would bet almost everyone on this thread who says they have no support system actually has some. It might not be what you wish you had (I would trade a check from my parents for emotional support from them every time), but it still counts.[/quote]

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