He does not regret his choice to live in Australia: “Here children can be more children. Life is designed to be outdoors a lot, you will find playgrounds and sports fields everywhere. Only when the children are six do they start the School. Businesses are more family oriented, making it easier to work fewer hours or take an unexpected break; work-life balance it’s better.”
Also, Australians are less likely to judge, says Christel: “Being gay, having a disability, they couldn’t care less. In the Netherlands people immediately have his opinion on how you organize your life, I do not miss this. “Christel works part-time in assistance to the disabled, his wife in the municipality:” Unfortunately you have not paid maternity leave here. My wife has had the same boss for ten years so she could arrange to stay with our baby for the next few months. I go back to work “.
As a mother of three, she can now say she is happy with her family. “My mindset changed. At first it all seemed unfair: I no longer had my son and my parents with me. But there came a time when I let all of that go; going back and forth between England and Australia had made me a lot. unhappy And despite having children I make choices for myself too. Here in Australia they say: Happy mom, happy baby. “
