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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you cared you’d see them more than once a year and have made an effort to enjoy their company while they were still coherent.

Stay out of it unless your parents ask you to get involved.[/quote]

OP here and hard disagree. My parents (and siblings) live in a small town in a very remote area. There's a reason my siblings work for or with them -- it would be very hard to have another kind of career there. I moved away because I did not want to work for the family business and you only get one life -- my parents were supportive of me moving, and also my siblings also moved away for varying amounts of time. I would love to see them more often but it is hard (the nearest even midsize airport is 4 hours away from their home, nearest major airport is nearly 7 hours away) and going once a year for a substantial period makes more sense than trying to make multiple shorter trips.

I've found it's sometimes hard for people who grew up in or near cities to understand what it means to grow up in a very remote place and leave for even basic opportunities that you could never find there. It's different than growing up in DC but choosing to live in LA and then making minimal effort to see your family. Even that would be easier! LA is only a 5 hour flight from DC and it's direct.[/quote]

You have lots of excuses, if your parents were a priority you would have made additional visits with them happen. I see why your siblings are annoyed with you.[/quote]

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