The nights are the hard part - LOH Contest week #261 / Lo difícil son las noches - Concurso LOH semana #261 (eng-esp)

Hello everyone.

I wouldn't call my answer to @ifarmgirl's question for this week's contest #261 a guess, since it's something that happened to my wife and me.

We were both offered job opportunities here in Spain, separately. We actually thought about it quite a bit, but the benefits of these contracts outweighed the drawbacks.

So, the biggest debate was about who would stay with the children and decline the contract, since we couldn't leave them behind for so long.

So, my wife left first, since her contract was better than mine for the long term.

But if it had been the other way around, I would have left.

Life proved that the sacrifice was worth it.

We were apart for two years, but our marriage is very strong, and our love withstood the distance. We always called each other daily, and she talked to the children. It was almost as if she were here.

The nights were the hardest part.

I think if I had gone instead of my wife, it would have been more difficult. I would have had to focus on work, overload myself with it to forget the fact that I was alone, away from my children and wife for two years. I always thought about that fact when my wife was alone here in Spain, and I regretted having agreed to let her accept the contract.

She had the worst of it all in the house.

Now we're better off than we were back home, both financially and professionally. However, if we were given another opportunity like that, I'd be the one to accept the contract. Of that I have no doubt.


En español


Hola, estimadas.

Yo no podría decir que es una suposición la respuesta a la pregunta de @ifarmgirl para el concurso de esta semana #261, ya que es algo que nos sucedió a mi esposa y a mí.

A ambos, por separado se nos presentó la oportunidad de trabajo aquí en España. En realidad, lo pensamos bastante, pero los beneficios de estos contratos fueron mayores que los puntos en contra.

De modo que, el mayor debate fue sobre quién se quedaba con los niños y declinaba del contrato. Ya que, no podíamos dejarlos atrás durante tanto tiempo.

Así que primero se fue mi esposa, ya que su contrato era mejor que el mío a largo plazo.
Pero de ser al revés, me hubiera ido.
La vida demostró que el sacrificio valió la pena.
Fueron dos años separados, pero nuestro matrimonio es bien sólido y nuestro amor aguantó la distancia. Siempre nos llamábamos a diario y ella conversaba con los niños. Era casi como si estuviera aquí.
Lo difícil fueron las noches.

Creo que si me hubiera ido en lugar a mi esposa, hubiera sido más difícil. Tendría que centrarme en el trabajo, sobrecargarme de él para olvidar el hecho de que estuviera solo, lejos de mis hijos y esposa por dos años.
Siempre pensé en ese hecho cuando mi esposa estaba sola aquí en España y me arrepentía de haber accedido a que fuera ella la que aceptara el contrato.

Ella tuvo la peor parte de todos nosotros en la casa.
Ahora estamos mejor de cómo estábamos en nuestra tierra, desde el punto de vista económico y profesional. No obstante, si se nos diera otra oportunidad como esa, el que aceptara el contrato sería yo. De eso no tengo la menor duda.



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Thanks for sharing your experience, you both work together to take care of the kids , that is so great 😃😃👍

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As someone said earlier, the sacrifice is worth it. I'm glad you are now together with your family and are in a better life, thanks to both you and your wife for enduring the challenges of being apart for two years.

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Así funciona un matrimonio sólido. Todo sucedió por el bienestar común. 💜💜

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