If you’re family-oriented, you know this feeling in your bones: that low-grade anxiety that comes from watching the news. The headlines hit differently when you have kids. When you’ve built something. When you actually have something to lose.

You’d rather not care so much. But how can you not when your family’s future is wrapped up in every political decision you disagree with?

When Home Stops Feeling Like Home

I grew up in Canada, and it was genuinely an amazing country.

But over the years, I watched something shift. After leaving and coming back for visits, the contrast became impossible to ignore. What once felt full of opportunity now feels… heavier. More divided. Less hopeful.

What struck me most wasn’t the politics themselves—it was what happened to the people. The animosity that now exists between “sides” is staggering. There’s no more debate. You can’t disagree with the mainstream anymore—you have to agree 100%, not 99%. And if you don’t? The government has shown it’s willing to step in and enforce certain views.

Even worse is the vibe I pick up from people still there: a kind of “not my problem” and “keep your head down and just go with it” mentality. That’s not the Canada I remember.

I think about my friends raising their kids there, and honestly? It makes me sad to imagine them doing it without options.

The Math That Doesn’t Add Up

Here’s something that haunts me: I remember one of my friends getting genuinely excited about landing their first job out of school at $45,000 CAD. That felt like real money back then—enough to start building a life.

Now? I hear that same number being offered to new graduates.

Do you remember when people used to say “$50 bucks a week for groceries“? I remember hearing that constantly when I was in school. Good luck with that today.

Meanwhile, housing has exploded. Gas has exploded. Pick your poison. And somehow the government keeps finding new ways to tax people, always under a different name, always “for the greater good.”

If you’re a middle-income family trying to get ahead, or an entrepreneur trying to build something—you’re getting squeezed from every angle. And the people making these decisions? They don’t seem to appreciate what you’re doing. They certainly don’t seem to understand what it costs.

Why This Hurts More Than It Should

Here’s what makes it all so personal: it’s not just about politics. It’s about your kids’ education. Your retirement savings. Whether you can afford to keep living where your family has roots.

When you feel unrepresented—when politicians don’t seem to care about people like you—every decision lands heavier.

But the deeper problem isn’t just bad leadership. It’s that everything in your life is tied to one place: one government, one currency, one set of rules. If things slide downhill, your family slides with it.

You’re betting everything on one political and economic system.

The Bet You Didn’t Know You Made

Think about it: you wouldn’t put your life savings into a single stock. That would be insane.

So why would you put your entire family’s future into one system, one country, one set of politicians you don’t even trust?

Maybe you’re in one of those rare countries where things are actually trending up. (If so, I’m genuinely happy for you—hold onto that.)

But if you’re feeling what I felt—that creeping sense that the place you love is moving in a direction that doesn’t include you—then it’s worth asking: what happens if this continues for another five years? Ten years? Twenty?

Do you really want to find out?

The Way Forward Isn’t What You Think

Look, I’m all about creating solutions, not complaining and moping around. There’s enough of that already.

The reality is: you don’t need millions to create options. And you don’t even need to leave the place you love today.

You just need to start building alternatives—so your entire life isn’t decided by one set of policies, one collapsing currency, or one government that seems determined to make things harder for people like you.

That could look like:

– Having a place you can go outside your jurisdiction, even without a second passport
– Earning or holding part of your income in a different currency
– Investing or storing wealth outside of your home country

These aren’t about abandoning where you live. They’re about giving your family breathing room, so you don’t have to feel crushed every time politics take another turn for the worse.

What Freedom Actually Feels Like

I’m writing this from a beach and surf town in South America. The weather is perfect. I had coffee outside this morning without a coat.

And the truth is—I’m glad I have options. Including the option to return to Canada if things improve.

That’s the power of options: I’m neutral about what actually happens there. Agnostic. Because my family’s wellbeing isn’t hostage to one outcome.

I now have the choice of not scraping ice off my car and digging myself out every morning. I can go back when the weather is pleasant, when I want to see family, when it makes sense for me—not because I’m trapped there.

And more importantly? When I do watch the news from Canada, I don’t feel that knot in my stomach anymore. I still care. I probably always will. But the weight is gone.

Because I know my family isn’t completely tied to whatever happens next.

Your Move

You’ll never stop caring about what happens in your country. That’s not the goal.

The goal is to stop feeling powerless every time a politician makes another decision you don’t agree with.

So here’s the question worth sitting with: What’s one small step you could take this week to give your family more options?

Not a complete escape plan. Not burning bridges. Just one move that loosens the grip your current system has on your future.

Maybe it’s opening an account in a different currency. Maybe it’s researching residency options in a place with better weather and lower taxes. Maybe it’s just having an honest conversation with your partner about what Plan B could look like.

Because your family’s future shouldn’t depend on a politician you don’t trust.

And thanks to the world we live in today, it doesn’t have to.