I bet every negative reply she got was from.... i'll give you 3 guesses and the first two don't count). But yeah, I don't blame her at all. If I had the means, I'd move to New Zealand or Iceland or Scotland or Switzerland or Sweden or ... since I'm getting tired of people and need a severe people break, maybe move temporarily to Svalbard Island. Polar bears would be less threatening and deadly than those terrifying evangelical extremists that Trump's moved and is moving in all formats of the government. (Did I say Trump? I meant 'the malignant Cancer'. He was a growing tumor during the past 8 years and he's finally metastasized.) They want to not just do a complete abortion ban Countrywide, but also have been and are clucking about banning all contraception. Watch them ban IVF also. "You don't want to birth a baby? we'll force you to" "You desperately want a baby but can't conceive naturally and want IVF? We're banning that, sorry not sorry." Repulsive.

Why anyone with other options would raise children in a place where they have active shooter drills is beyond me.

OPs feeling are very relevant no matter who agrees or doesn't because it's how she feels. One thing she could offer as a benifit is medical care in Canada, housing costs, lack of gun crime... but really push the health care - pregnancy is high risk for even perfectly healthy women, so many things can go wrong and that will cost thousands in the US. It's close enough to the US to make visits possible and if the children are born in Canada a Canadian passport is open to more countries than the US. Personally I would leave the USA even without OPs reason. It feels like it's a very unsafe country right now and has been getting worse over the last 8years

It's not about politics but about safety.. and if you can improve your safety without hurting others go for it.

I emigrated to the UK almost 30 years ago. Best thing I've ever done in my life and I am not ever moving back. My girls have dual citizenship and they don't want to visit or move there and I don't blame them one bit. I know we have our probs here....the economy (thanks Tories for the austerity policies for 14 years for tanking social services and lettuce Liz with her mini budget), but I would hands-down take this over that. My heart goes out to fellow Americans who are stuck in this nightmare and can't escape.

Also, now even the name Hitler is censored. The NewSpeak of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World comes to mind. Future is not looking good.

Don't blame her one bit. For me the biggest issue with the USA is gun control, or lack thereof. Can't believe pre-school age kids need to learn active shooter drills. And no, American citizens, sorry but I really don't want to hear about your ''freedoms'' or ''right to bear arms'', because you can't see what the rest of world sees from the outside looking in. And not even mentioning the Roe V Wade thing because it makes my blood absolutely boil.

I'm an American who moved to Canada seven years ago. One of the best decisions I've ever made. They've recently made immigrating here harder. Don't wait till it's impossible.

I live in South Africa and things can be difficult here. Electricity issues, water issues, public works issues... But birth control is legal. Ab0rtion is legal. Children don't get shot at school. We have great weather, great national parks, great beaches and mountains, great wildlife. Wouldn't move to the US if you paid me.

She should get out while she still can, the rare woman with those options. Many of my US friends in Taiwan are refusing to go back for ANYTHING for the next four years, permanently if necessary. To all women in yankland, look up the 4B movement from South Korea: NO dating. NO sex. NO relationships. NO marriage. And divorce NOW while you still can, some women already are. Give the trumpkins four years of blueballs. [ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4b-movement-south-korea-united-states-election-trump/ ] Predictably, idiots are saying, "they'll just rape women then" AS IF THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO BEING DENIED SEX? Seriously, they're saying "women deserve it if they won't put out"?

i'm looking to move out of the country. i've never even been to another country, but it's clear most of the US doesn't care about me and actively wants me to leave. i just want to live in a place that cares about people.

Well wishes to all those of you wanting to leave the USA (and for what it matters coming from an atheist, prayers to those of you who have dieties/spiritual beliefs of any kind).

My daughter and I will have EU citizenship in the next few months. My health isn't good, so I probably won't get back to Europe, but she can. I told my wife that if she wants to go, it will be difficult for me but I would do it. As the spouse of an EU citizen, if I die while we reside in the EU, she can remain permanently. I hate it here now and don't care for/about this place anymore. Hate and punishing others is the majority, nothing to do with unity or protection. I feel like everything I ever thought of America was a lie.

Having visited LA for the first and last time a year back, I don't know how anyone with a functioning synapse in their head could live there.

Moved to USA 14yrs ago for the American Dream, quickly realized this was not a positive place to raise children. When Roe v. Wade was reversed, it was the straw that broke the camels back. Have been saving and organizing to move me and my 2 cats back to Scotland, the idea of living in USA for the rest of my life is just too depressing. Can't disagree with OP's feelings. Have plenty of Americans disagreeing with me, but those are ones who've never owned a passport, never left the country, and have no idea how the rest of the world runs to make a valid comparison.

It is no longer safe in the US for a woman to get pregnant. Sad as that is, it's that simple. One never knows how a pregnancy will go. If it goes wrong, you die because now doctors risk their own freedom to fix it. If the husband can't see how dangerous it is in the US just to get pregnant, then he is a problem. Literally now when a woman gets pregnant she knows she is risking her life. She and the baby could die and it's happening already. If she can leave the US she should. I was born in Canada, raised in the US and came back to Canada on 08. I will not step foot in the US again and it hurts to say that as I love the US. Or should I say I love the US I was brought up in which is not what it is now. I know how hard it is to leave someone you love, but if the husband can't see the issue then he is not paying attention or just doesn't believe it.

I'd sell my soul to the devil to move all of us to another country. I'm so terrified for my 5 grandbabies, especially my 3 little girly ones. I would throw myself on a grenade for them, but I just don't have the money to get 9 people out of here. 😭

Darlin I was born here and my kids are young adults. One of the most difficult things for me to deal with for the past week has been the fact that I brought them into a world where this was going to happen. My son is learning disabled, and this is clearly not a climate where I expect him to get a whole lot of empathy, when we have a president whom so many people voted for, twice now, even after seeing him, mocking it, disabled person. And my daughter, while I’m concerned about her for obvious reasons. We are all in the process of getting our passports. if you are able to have and raise children somewhere else in my opinion, you should absolutely do it. A lot of people who voted for him. Dont think he will do half of the things we all seem to be concerned about. Personally, I am concerned about the fact that so many of my country men are fine with taking that gamble on other peoples rights.

your word is absolute. you have to carry the child to term and youd likely be the one doing the work. if you dont want a family in the shithole states, then dont. nothing he can do. ever.

Don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. She's neck deep in the sunk cost fallacy.

We're getting passports. At the first hint of project 2025 actually being put in place I'm taking my trans son and my autistic son and leaving. Canada, Spain, or Netherlands are my top choices, but I have in-demand job skills.

I'd move if I could afford it. And I'm not even of childbearing age anymore! Women's rights and autonomy are being taken away, and don't get me started on anybody who isn't white. But, they say things get worse before they get better. Hopefully this is the bad part, and all of the dark ages troglodytes and bible thumpers will die off or be voted out.

I hear the sales of black shirts has recently skyrocketed in the US.

It's about culture. American culture is all about hating the other side and wanting to hurt them, not caring that our people are dying from lax gun laws and abortion bans, and who ever isn't on your side is the enemy. Why would you want to live in a community like that? Not to mention that the US is the only major country that doesn't provide paid sick/parental leave, healthcare. Our prescriptions costs are the highest in the world. Many other developed countries pay for their citizens to get a bachelor degree. They have much less corruption in the political system and aren't allowing the oligarchs to take control. US has highest pay disparity between rich and poor of any country. We are trying to move out of the US for the same reason- we don't want our kids to think this is normal or ok.

It's ok honey. The men are going to take care of everything. You'll be better off for it.

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As a Canadian, I understand her fears but some of them are far-fetched. Women are not going to lose their rights or be told how to dress in the USA. What I don't understand is why she moved to the USA and decided to get into a relationship with an American who would rather stay in the USA. This should have been a discussion early on in their relationship. She's dual citizen, so she can leave any time, if she feels that strongly.

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You're all out of control. You did not lose abortion "rights", an unconstitutional decision was reversed and it went back into states authority where abortion laws belong. Netanyahu, you know the president of Israel, endorsed Trump...so the president of the jews backed Hitler? Trump literally can not be a dictator due to the legal checks and balances that are in place. America is sick of woke ridiculousness, you know the type of behavior all of you are exhibiting presently. You're afraid of a dictator but you want to move to Canada?? Do you not recall what Trudeau did during covid?! Stop getting information from Facebook memes and mainstream media and sorry facts matter, not your feelings. You want to murder babies but don't like school shootings?? How about parents lock their guns up?? You know, like most states require by law!! This election was about a return to common sense, this was about a rejection of l far left politics. Oh and there's only 2 genders

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Imagine basing any critical decision on politics...that is beyond the pale immaturity. What a bunch of babies, regardless of affiliation.

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Family has to come before politics. Political trends come and go but family is your bedrock. Crime is actually down and has been for some time. So safety really isn't an issue. While I hate Trump, he's not going to make me slink away with my tail between my legs.