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[quote=Anonymous]You are conflating a lot of unrelated issues. For example this has nothing to do with your being an only child: would the situation have been somehow better if you had a sibling? How? What if that person wanted to move away? Would it be different if you were in the U.S. but a 5 hour flight away? How? Bottom line is that you weren't there for your parents when they were ill. That sucks for everyone. It doesn't necessarily mean you made wrong choices: people need to live their lives. People move away from home all the time: sometimes we regret it and sometimes it was still the right choice despite regrets. Sometimes you can live next door and still not be home at the crucial moment. I'm glad your parents had a network of friends and neighbors who helped. Kids are not a substitute for other relationships, or for a social safety net.[/quote]
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