What are the challenges and recommendations for a single mother moving to Thailand with children?

@Terry *******

thank you for the reply.

@Strider *****

btw, I stopped in my early 50’s. And it was getting more and more difficult to find employment

@Terry *******

ah ok, that shuts the gate. All good - always important to see how different angles work.

@Peter ******

I won't give that stupid remark the time of day pal. But we can discuss the other inanity that Thailand is a "man's world" if you wish. Outside of the sad world you frequent in "Good ol' Patts" there is a great deal more equality traditionally than there is/was historically in Western nations. Plenty of women climbing electrical poles, and working in roles that were in the past reserved for men where we come from. Women in Thailand run the show at home, manage the money etc unless the man is a no hoper. You stay with your Pattaya "man's world" and try not to talk too much shit about things you don't know about in the real world.

@John ********

irrelevant drivel, is your wife younger? no one is talking about the perspective of thai women, it's about a farang woman wanting to live in Thailand

@Peter ******

You mate are the peanut that made the statement "Thailand is a man's world". That was the irrelevant drivel. Ciao.

@John ********

why didn't you bring an older farang wife with you or meet a farang one here? because you wanted a much younger thai wife

@Peter ******

Stop dribbling shit man. You are showing yourself to be the idiotic Pattaya bar stool sad case that you are judging people on who they are or are not in a relationship with. Grow up you fkg dick.

@John ********

You're a troll anyway with no photos on your profile, trolls get ignored

@Charlie ****

what a fool you are if you don't see it and yes I've travelled all over Thailand

@Charlie ****

Casting some aspersions there Charlie. You on the old "Farang comes to Thailand to screw Young's girls" predictable BS. I am married, live far away from "girly bars" in rural Thailand and am bringing up two adopted children with my wife. If the lady thinks she is going to land in Thailand without the least bit of knowledge about the country other than watching re-runs of "The Beach", with two kids in tow, on a teaching English course and no other source of income, no Thai language (you just taught her her first word, ฝรั่ง and it's meaning) , not to mention visas, she is in cloud cuckoo land. And you shouldn't be stereotyping people either or maybe I should be thinking about how YOU got along being a single white female looking to make money in Pattaya. Plenty of them too eh?

@John ********

just out of interest, why do you think that Thailand is a man's land? You live rurally so obviously I was wrong with my assumption?

@Charlie ****

I don't think that at all. I bring up two female children, and my mother in law is at our house more often than not so it is only the one eyed dog and myself who are male. I work away and all but my beer money and minor expenses is sent home weekly for my wife to save and look after the house and family, not limited to the immediate household (Thai style) which she does very well and she is never questioned by me. I have no interest in expenses as I have a wife to look after that. I bought into a Thai life and that's what I do. Hardly misogynistic is it? There are plenty of white "working girls" in Pattaya. Extremely expensive I hear. I have as much interest in that business though as you have. That place just saddens. I hope the lady in question can actually fulfill her dreams, and if as you say you came to Thailand on your own, with kids and only a rudimentary knowledge of the country and made a success of it anything is possible. Maybe with your help dreams can come true but it's a big ask.

@John ********

it was a general statement and the only thing directly towards you was the question of whether you knew the Thai lingo before coming to Thailand 🙃 she's here to ask questions, she has already said she's looking into it, she doesn't claim to know anything yet. I don't know why people have to spout their negative nonsense to people who aren't asking for their opinions. You told her she shouldn't come here because she doesn't know what a farang is....? How is that in the slightest bit helpful? I'm sure as you are living here, with 2 children and a Thai wife, you've probably got something more productive and helpful to suggest than what you did. As for the stereotype, well it wouldn't be a stereotype if it wasn't at least slightly true, would it?

I've actually never heard of single white females working in Pattaya either, you probably have more knowledge than me 😘I went there once about 11 years ago, never intend to set foot in that place again, all i saw was what you wouldn't even like to imagine, and the typical farang that love it. Grim place that.

@Carley ******

Yes.Regent s school Pattaya takes 2 Yr old.

@Sib ******

all the major international schools are Early Years/Nusery to Year 13, so they would be in the same school.

@Sib ******

I'm sorry, I know very little about that type of thing.

@Carley ******

what teaching course are you doing? Unless you have a bachelor's degree your going to find it difficult to get a teaching job

@Carley ******

You need a degree in education to teach at an International school.

@Carley ******

Sorry. You're dreaming.

@Carley ******

you're not going to get a decent teaching job with just a TEFL certificate these days unless you have a bachelor's degree to go alongside it. You might be able to find something out in the sticks but for Thai type wages. Take a look at ajarn.com to get an idea of options and requirements