Yeah I have a similar background myself. My dad having to struggle a lot to support myself and my siblings without any relatives around to help in Toronto in 1997. Some tough times my parents had to go through to get us this lifestyle and education and jobs ( having to work in factories for 12 hours a day and travelling there via TTC for 2 hours round trip, uncertainty of getting work every day, having to call Temp Employment Agency everyday at 6am to see if they need people for work today who called in sick). I feel more thankful to them today than I did before. As a 13 year old who had to leave behind a lot, I didn't like it here in Canada and I used to wonder why he had to bring us here to suffer all thisI wondered what's so good about Canada?
As an adult its a different point of view and I am starting to understand that first few years of struggle here is worth the rest of it because I have seen the unrest and unjust in Pakistan when I went back after 12 years to get married and lived there a month.
At least my husband will have my support with my job and my family if we need it (Alhumdulillah).