My 70-year-old mom moved abroad with my family. Less than 6 months later, she returned to the US without us.

My mom spent six months in Spain before deciding to return to the US. Rebecca Cretella Six months after my mom, 70, moved to Spain to be with my family, she decided to return to the US. She struggled with the language barrier and didn't form a community here the way I'd hoped. Although her departure was challenging for both of us, she's now much happier living in the US. After picking up my sons from school in Las Rozas de Madrid in March, I returned to our apartment to find my 70-year-old ...