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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't seen my parents (75) , who live in Northern California, since August.  They are not willing to fly here and we are not willing to fly there.  I am definitely not doing a week-long drive to California with two kids ages 4 and 6.  They live in the middle of nowhere, in a house filled with breakables, with no toys and nothing to do for my kids.  They don't live near any family either.  They are not involved Grandparents and their idea of a good visit is the kids watching TV while they are on their ipads.  There would be nothing for us to do if we were to stay with them for awhile.  Even when we go for a week during spring break normally we are bored after a few days.

I don't think we'll be able to see each other until next summer probably.  Maybe even longer than that.  It sucks but I don't see an alternative.  They are the ones who chose to move away and retire out there, knowing full well that it would be incredibly difficult for us to go out and see them there.[/quote]

Sounds like my family. I thought of renting a van and sleeping in it to avoid hotels and flights, but if anything went wrong, it would be bad.  Not to mention sleeping in a hot van would not be good in the middle of summer.[/quote]

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