How far do you live from your parents?

[krazyaboutkatz]

I live about 20 minutes away from my parents. My two brothers live much farther away. One lives in Texas and the other one lives in San Diego which would be 8-10 hours away I think. They do have another home in San Clemete which is about 45 minutes from my brother in San Diego. When my parents are in town, I have dinner with them every Sunday.

[Miranda_Rae]

Right now i live in their basement (gosh that sounds HORRIBLE) but in three months I'll be moving 3 hours away from them, and closer to the inlaws. oh for joy!

[Donnaj4962]

My folks CHOSE to move AWAY from their kids! They retired from Indiana to Florida! So, we are about 18 hours away by car.... but only about 3 hours by plane! We always try to visit when we can, and they ALWAYS come to Indiana for a wedding, Christmas, and usually once a summer. We miss one another, but as others have said, fortunately we live in the age of technology, and we are only a phone call/email away from one another. I talk to my folks probably 3 or 4 times a week, and the emails can be even more frequent.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I only live a little over an our from both my parents and my husband's parents. We don't live here because of our parents though, we live here because this is where my husband's job is.

My husband has 2 sisters, one is a 9 hour drive away, and the other is a 24 or so hour drive away. The one that lives 9 hours away visits a few times a year, the other visits for a couple weeks every summer (she and her son fly down). My in-laws also visit each of their daughters a couple times a year.

[anna_66]

I wish I was only 4 hours from my parents, that would be awesome!

They live in South Carolina which is about 530 miles from here. It is of course better than the 1050 miles we used to live from them.

[sumbirdy]

Thank you all for your responses!

Mom is still acting like I am deserting her. I don't want to NOT take this opportunity and look back and regret it. I think it's a great way for me to get started on my own and it's something I really want to do. It just puts a damper on things I guess that she's so unhappy about it and looks at it like I'm betraying her and that I don't care.

[kokopup]

My parents are no longer alive. When i was younger I had several jobs that
took me thousands of miles away and then there were periods where they
lived just down the street. When my father died we lived very close by and
in fact planned to go out for my Birthday when news came to me at work that he had died. When my mother died we lived very close and I was seeing her quite often since he suffered from dementia and we knew her days were numbered.

Now the role is reversed and my son has lived thousands of mile away for
a about 20 years. There was a short period while I lived in the Netherlands
he was stationed in Germany so I saw him all the time. We had 2 Christmas
over there and I was able to rent places in Austrian Alps so we could have Christmas together.

My son just a year ago moved to Alabama from Arizona, and now is my next
door neighbor.

[Karen]

Thank you all for your responses!

Mom is still acting like I am deserting her. I don't want to NOT take this opportunity and look back and regret it. I think it's a great way for me to get started on my own and it's something I really want to do. It just puts a damper on things I guess that she's so unhappy about it and looks at it like I'm betraying her and that I don't care.

Tell her:

I am your daughter, and always will be
Nothing can change that;
Not miles, not years, nor physical distance
All you have taught me,
Intentionally or not
By lesson, or example
Will always be part of me
As will the undeniable physical things
The curve of my jaw, the way that I laugh
All the things that I see in the mirror
That I see when I look at you
Will always be a part of me.
I am your daughter, and always will be
For better or worse, nothing can change that
Nor would I want it to.
But like a baby bird, my time has come
To leave the nest and try out my wings
To fly, on my own, and see what life brings
But no matter what,
I am your daughter
And always will be.

(adapted of course, if you got your jawline from your Dad's side, etc!
I got Dad's chin/jawline, but Ma's laugh and hair!)