I can feel the same thing, but may be not to the level you write about. I miss the vacation (holidays where one can relax). Having a 3 year old with us, as enj

I can feel the same thing, but may be not to the level you write about. I miss the vacation (holidays where one can relax). Having a 3 year old with us, as enjoyable as it is, keeps us always on guard for attending to his needs, and a lot of time keeping him entertained. That can be tiring if done for long. During regular times, we have him when we don’t work, and the weekends. Having relatives or grandparents nearby to give even small breaks would help immensely, but as both expats we don’t have that luxury. When the grandparents visit and give us a few hours break, it feels so nice that I can’t describe how thankful we feel. Sure, we get a babysitter to be with him about once it two weeks so we can have a little social time, but that just doesn’t stop me from feeling like you described.. Our friends who also have kids, but with grandparents nearby to help don’t feel this way.