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 mom in bed, where she'd spent most of the day. When I asked if she was OK, she told me what I subconsciously already knew: She wanted to return to the US. It had been five months since she sold her condo in Connecticut and joined me, my husband, and our two sons in the Madrid suburb where we'd moved to two months prior. I assumed she'd thrive in Spain, doing all the things she loved — traveling, pursuing new hobbies, and meeting people — on a larger scale.…