Does anyone here have an adult child living overseas?

[Anonymous]

My BFF's DD is in EU as a Fulbright scholar, family visited her twice. She hasn't in 8 months even though they wanted her to come and offered tickets.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are out of state, single and working. One calls every other day, others once a week. Everyone responds almost daily on family tax group.

Overseas, not out of state is what op asked.

East coast to West Coast is almost like overseas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

DP. Said by someone who hardly ever crosses the pond. Business people make 5 trips to Europe in a 3-month span (ask me how I know). The PP's response is leisurely in comparison

I’m not wealthy but find it odd somebody would doubt this. Flights to Europe can be quite cheap if not travelling at peak times. I could absolutely imagine taking an overnight flight on a Thursday and returning on a Sunday or Monday.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

DP. Said by someone who hardly ever crosses the pond. Business people make 5 trips to Europe in a 3-month span (ask me how I know). The PP's response is leisurely in comparison

This isn’t a business trip when visiting family. “Ask me how I know.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are out of state, single and working. One calls every other day, others once a week. Everyone responds almost daily on family tax group.

Overseas, not out of state is what op asked.

East coast to West Coast is almost like overseas.

So not overseas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

Some people are wealthy, dear.

I am wealthy and still do not believe that you and your daughter do that.

I am the person withe the daughter in the UK (not the person with the snide wealthy remark). As I said, sometimes we fly to her and other times she flies to us so that's just twice a year for each of us. I don't see how that is excessive, particularly given that lodging is taken care of.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

Some people are wealthy, dear.

I am wealthy and still do not believe that you and your daughter do that.

I am the person withe the daughter in the UK (not the person with the snide wealthy remark). As I said, sometimes we fly to her and other times she flies to us so that's just twice a year for each of us. I don't see how that is excessive, particularly given that lodging is taken care of.

That make sense. The one with the snide remark was not truthful and just being a snot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

Some people are wealthy, dear.

I am wealthy and still do not believe that you and your daughter do that.

np, and totally lost track how many times i have flown to Europe when my dd did her undergrad in Scotland. Similar to what the pp is describing.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure helicopter parents visit more than others.

[Anonymous]

I was the adult child living overseas. I went to grad school in the US at 21, leaving my European home behind. I've always called at least once every week. We see each other about once a year on average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are out of state, single and working. One calls every other day, others once a week. Everyone responds almost daily on family tax group.

Overseas, not out of state is what op asked.

East coast to West Coast is almost like overseas.

Lol. No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

DP. Said by someone who hardly ever crosses the pond. Business people make 5 trips to Europe in a 3-month span (ask me how I know). The PP's response is leisurely in comparison

This isn’t a business trip when visiting family. “Ask me how I know.”

Why would it be any more difficult than landing from a red eye and going straight to 8 hours of meetings and a 3 hour dinner?? Youre beyond riduculous

[Anonymous]

My cousin has lived in Asia for some time. She speaks to her parents via FaceTime every Sunday. I have no idea how often they text, but I would assume frequently. They see each other probably three times a year. She comes here, they go there and then they meet somewhere like Hawaii or europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My BFF's DD is in EU as a Fulbright scholar, family visited her twice. She hasn't in 8 months even though they wanted her to come and offered tickets.

As a Fulbright scholar, she may have responsibilities that don't allow her to leave her host country. Also, they're a limited term, so it's not like this is a permanent situation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My adult child lives in the UK. I hear from her just about everyday via text or FaceTime. I see her in person four or five times a year; sometimes we go there and sometimes she comes home to visit.

You fly or she flies over every 2.5-3 months per year? I don’t believe that.

Some people are wealthy, dear.

I am wealthy and still do not believe that you and your daughter do that.

While we are not in that situation - kids still in college - I can promise you that DH would be on that plane every 3 months if work/life permitted.