Mini op-ed: The emotional complexity of the summer split

DUBAI: Every summer, thousands of families across the Gulf make a decision that silently reshapes every relationship within their family. They do so in the hope of giving their children a different kind of summer. They separate so their children can reconnect with grandparents, cousins and familiar places, spend their days outdoors and experience the kind of summer that is difficult to recreate during the Gulf’s hottest months. For many expatriate families, work remains in the region.

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