Scottish family who 'had enough' of Australia less than two years after moving admit life back home is NOT what they expected: 'It's harder than leaving... I'm not sure where I fit in'
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A Scottish mum who packed up her life to move to Australia with her husband and two children only to head back home less than two years later has found herself struggling once again. Kimberley Lucas took to social media in December to controversially admit Australia wasn't what they'd hoped for and said 'isn't for everyone'.
![[In 2024, Scottish high school sweethearts Ruthie Ellis and John spoke to FEMAIL about their own experience after leaving 'horrible' Australia after 18 months... and then returning two years later]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/21/89299021-14303185-Ruthie_Ellis_far_right_her_husband_John_far_left_and_their_three-a-28_1737410033308.jpg)
She was disappointed by the long hours expected of blue collar workers, high childcare costs, the distance from extended family and the difficulty of making friends. As a result, her relationship with her husband was suffering too. Now back home in Scotland after uplifting their life once again, the family is scrambling to find routine.
![[Breathtaking beaches, remarkable landscapes and new places to explore appealed to the couple, who have been together for 21 years and have three children - Brooke, 16, Alfie, 11, Jonah, four]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/21/89338813-14303185-In_December_2023_the_couple_decided_to_commit_to_the_move_back_t-a-27_1737410030835.jpg)
'Returning home from living in another country feels harder than leaving,' Kimberley wrote alongside a video of herself looking contemplatively into the distance. 'The country I once felt comfortable in [Scotland] now feels strange to me, yet nothing has changed. It's me that's grown and experienced something different, and I'm not entirely sure where I fit in.
'It's been one month now since we got that one-way ticket home, and I'd like to share the honesty in all of it, the good and the hard.'. Kimberley said it's easy for the 'why did we do this?' thoughts to creep in, but is trying to focus on the very clear reasons why they left Australia.
A Scottish mum who packed up her life to move to Australia with her husband and two children only to head back home less than two years later has found herself struggling once again. 'Both countries are very different, and both can offer things that the other can't. The empty feeling is definitely a thing I didn't expect to feel as hard as I currently do, but like everything.. it takes time,' she continued.
