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The creator addresses a common question about her relocation in a relatable and personal way, sharing her life story and motivations. This approach fosters a connection with the audience, making the content engaging and shareable.

Summary

The creator explains why she moved to a small village in Haute-Loire, France, after her divorce. She prioritizes her children's well-being and finds joy in her new surroundings, appreciating the French education system and the slower pace of life.

Structure

1Explains the question of why she lives in Haute-Loire.
2Recounts her past life in London and Singapore with her ex-husband and children.
3Details the circumstances of her divorce and move to France.
4Discusses her current life in the French village and its benefits for her children.
5Expresses contentment with her decision and the positive aspects of her new life.

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Reply to nenette's comment je découvre votre compte et me demande pourquoi la haute-loire ? AND WHERE I NEED TO BE IS WITH MY CHILDREN. I'VE HAD THIS QUESTION BEFORE. WHY DO I LIVE IN THE TINY VILLAGE? AND IT'S A I THOUGHT I'D ADDRESS IT. MYSLEF, MY EX HUSBAND AND OUR THREE CHILDREN, IN LONDON AND IN 2016, HIS JOB TRANSFERRED HIM TO SINGAPORE. AND WE LIVED IN SINGAPORE FOR SEVEN YEARS. I FOUND A I WAS ONE DIRECTORS IN A LARGE GLOBAL PR AGENCY. LARGE GLOBAL PR AGENCY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, OUR MARRIAGE BROKE DOWN IN THAT TIME IN SINGAPORE. UM, MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO IT. I'M NOT REALLY GONNA GO INTO THOSE. BUT THE MARRIAGE DID BREAK DOWN. MY EX HUSBAND HAD INHERITED, UM, A HOUSE WHEN HIS PARENTS PASSED AWAY IN FRANCE. HE'S FRENCH. AND HAVING SOLD OUR IT WAS AN OBVIOUS PLACE TO WANT TO GO. WE WERE ABSOLUTELY ON THE VERGE I HAD A I LOVED IN SINGAPORE. I HAD TO GIVE SIX MONTHS NOTICE AT MY JOB THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION THAT MY EX HUSBAND WOULD MOVE TO FRANCE WITH THE CHILDREN. IN 2023. BY FEBRUARY OF 2024, I COULDN'T CHILDREN ANYMORE. I HANDED MY PAPERS IN AND ASKED MY HUSBAND IF I COULD JOIN THE FAMILY IN FRANCE. AND SO I I CAME TO FRANCE AND I FAMILY HOME. WE WERE STILL SEPARATED, BUT IT WAS NOT EASY. UM, AND WE MADE THE DECISION TO DIVORCE AT LAST YEAR. I MOVED OUT. I'M MUCH HAPPIER. DO, I CAN DO FROM ANYWHERE. SO WHETHER IT'S FRENCH VILLAGE OR ON A BEACH IN BALI OR WHATEVER, IT'S, IT'S POSSIBLE FROM WHEREVER I AM. AND WHERE I NEED TO BE IS WITH MY CHILDREN. SO AS MUCH LOVE TO BE LONDON OR SINGAPORE OR ANYWHERE BIG, OR ANYWHERE BIG, ANYWHERE BIG, VIBRANT AND MORE OF A CITY LIFE, CAUSE I FEEL I'M A CITY GIRL AT HEART. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FOR WHERE MY KIDS ARE WHERE MY KIDS ARE AND TO GIVE THEM THAT SAFE, STABLE BASE OF HAVING TWO PARENTS VERY MUCH, VERY CLOSE BY TO EACH OTHER. SO MY NEW HOUSE IS 500 METRES FROM, UH, HUSBAND LIVES. AND THE KIDS SPEND HALF THEIR TIME WITH HIM TIME WITH ME. AND THE DIVORCE IS PROGRESSING AND SHOULD BE FINALISED OF THE YEAR. SO I'VE REFRAMED THE SITUATION. RATHER THAN BEING... RATHER THAN BEING OF LIVING HERE, I'M MAKING THE MOST OF IT. I'M ENJOYING IT. THE COUNTRYSIDE IS BEAUTIFUL, THE PEOPLE ARE LOVELY. THE MARKET BRINGS ME AND YOU GUYS SO MUCH JOY. I THINK THE KIDS FEEL REALLY SECURE HAVING BOTH PARENTS SO CLOSE BY. THEY ARE REALLY HAPPY IN THEIR FRENCH SCHOOLS. UM, MOVING HERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BILINGUAL, WHICH I FIND SUCH A GIFT AT SUCH AN AGE. UM, AND FRENCH EDUCATION IS FANTASTIC. IT'S REALLY THOROUGH, REALLY RIGOROUS, AND I FEEL THAT THEY'RE GETTING A GREAT EDUCATION. AND MORE THAN SPENDING $115,000 A YEAR ON IT ANYMORE, WHICH IS WHAT IN SINGAPORE, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTE. YOU KNOW, IN SINGAPORE, WINDOW AND YOU JUST DO THAT. UM, FAR TOO EXPENSIVE. SO THE SCHOOLS ARE GREAT. THE KIDS ARE HAPPY AND SECURE. I'M MAKING THE MOST OF OF LIVING HERE. I'M ENJOYING BEING IN THE FRENCH VILLAGE. I'M ENJOYING IMPROVING I'M ENJOYING SHARING MY LITTLE JOURNEY WITH YOU GUYS HERE. AND THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY, HAUTE LOIRE. IF YOU'VE GOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT MY LIFE IN FRANCE JUST POP THEM IN THE COMMENTS HAPPY TO REPLY.

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Replying to @nenette How did I end up in a tiny French village in rural France? I’ve been asked this question a few times, and I finally felt comfortable to share the reason with you. Divorce is not easy on a family and the kids have to come first. Having centred them, I need to embrace my own situation and actively seek out the little joys in my surroundings. #Divorce #KidsFirst #Reframing #BritInFrance #FrenchVillage

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je découvre votre compte et me demande pourquoi la haute-loire ? AND WHERE I NEED TO BE IS WITH MY CHILDREN. I'VE HAD THIS QUESTION BEFORE. WHY DO I LIVE IN THE TINY VILLAGE? AND IT'S A I THOUGHT I'D ADDRESS IT. MYSLEF, MY EX HUSBAND AND OUR THREE CHILDREN, IN LONDON AND IN 2016, HIS JOB TRANSFERRED HIM TO SINGAPORE. AND WE LIVED IN SINGAPORE FOR SEVEN YEARS. I FOUND A I WAS ONE DIRECTORS IN A LARGE GLOBAL PR AGENCY. LARGE GLOBAL PR AGENCY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, OUR MARRIAGE BROKE DOWN IN THAT TIME IN SINGAPORE. UM, MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO IT. I'M NOT REALLY GONNA GO INTO THOSE. BUT THE MARRIAGE DID BREAK DOWN. MY EX HUSBAND HAD INHERITED, UM, A HOUSE WHEN HIS PARENTS PASSED AWAY IN FRANCE. HE'S FRENCH. AND HAVING SOLD OUR IT WAS AN OBVIOUS PLACE TO WANT TO GO. WE WERE ABSOLUTELY ON THE VERGE I HAD A I LOVED IN SINGAPORE. I HAD TO GIVE SIX MONTHS NOTICE AT MY JOB THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION THAT MY EX HUSBAND WOULD MOVE TO FRANCE WITH THE CHILDREN. IN 2023. BY FEBRUARY OF 2024, I COULDN'T CHILDREN ANYMORE. I HANDED MY PAPERS IN AND ASKED MY HUSBAND IF I COULD JOIN THE FAMILY IN FRANCE. AND SO I I CAME TO FRANCE AND I FAMILY HOME. WE WERE STILL SEPARATED, BUT IT WAS NOT EASY. UM, AND WE MADE THE DECISION TO DIVORCE AT LAST YEAR. I MOVED OUT. I'M MUCH HAPPIER. DO, I CAN DO FROM ANYWHERE. SO WHETHER IT'S FRENCH VILLAGE OR ON A BEACH IN BALI OR WHATEVER, IT'S, IT'S POSSIBLE FROM WHEREVER I AM. AND WHERE I NEED TO BE IS WITH MY CHILDREN. SO AS MUCH LOVE TO BE LONDON OR SINGAPORE OR ANYWHERE BIG, OR ANYWHERE BIG, ANYWHERE BIG, VIBRANT AND MORE OF A CITY LIFE, CAUSE I FEEL I'M A CITY GIRL AT HEART. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FOR WHERE MY KIDS ARE WHERE MY KIDS ARE AND TO GIVE THEM THAT SAFE, STABLE BASE OF HAVING TWO PARENTS VERY MUCH, VERY CLOSE BY TO EACH OTHER. SO MY NEW HOUSE IS 500 METRES FROM, UH, HUSBAND LIVES. AND THE KIDS SPEND HALF THEIR TIME WITH HIM TIME WITH ME. AND THE DIVORCE IS PROGRESSING AND SHOULD BE FINALISED OF THE YEAR. SO I'VE REFRAMED THE SITUATION. RATHER THAN BEING... RATHER THAN BEING OF LIVING HERE, I'M MAKING THE MOST OF IT. I'M ENJOYING IT. THE COUNTRYSIDE IS BEAUTIFUL, THE PEOPLE ARE LOVELY. THE MARKET BRINGS ME AND YOU GUYS SO MUCH JOY. I THINK THE KIDS FEEL REALLY SECURE HAVING BOTH PARENTS SO CLOSE BY. THEY ARE REALLY HAPPY IN THEIR FRENCH SCHOOLS. UM, MOVING HERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BILINGUAL, WHICH I FIND SUCH A GIFT AT SUCH AN AGE. UM, AND FRENCH EDUCATION IS FANTASTIC. IT'S REALLY THOROUGH, REALLY RIGOROUS, AND I FEEL THAT THEY'RE GETTING A GREAT EDUCATION. AND MORE THAN SPENDING $115,000 A YEAR ON IT ANYMORE, WHICH IS WHAT IN SINGAPORE, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTE. YOU KNOW, IN SINGAPORE, WINDOW AND YOU JUST DO THAT. UM, FAR TOO EXPENSIVE. SO THE SCHOOLS ARE GREAT. THE KIDS ARE HAPPY AND SECURE. I'M MAKING THE MOST OF OF LIVING HERE. I'M ENJOYING BEING IN THE FRENCH VILLAGE. I'M ENJOYING IMPROVING I'M ENJOYING SHARING MY LITTLE JOURNEY WITH YOU GUYS HERE. AND THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY, HAUTE LOIRE. IF YOU'VE GOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT MY LIFE IN FRANCE JUST POP THEM IN THE COMMENTS HAPPY TO REPLY.