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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my father, who was married to my mother and fully present in my childhood, has treated me similarly since my kids were born (my mother had passed away by then). We only speak if I initiate (and he ignores most of my calls), we only visit if I initiate (and he resists most visits), and he never reaches out on my or my kids’ birthdays, holidays etc. I’d offer to bring him home from the hospital post surgery and stay for a few days, and before I did that I would make sure he has arranged for ongoing care after I leave. I would do this because the idea of any elderly person, who wasn’t abusive to me, coming home alone after a hospital stay is very depressing/sad to me. But I would not commit to ongoing driving back and forth, and I also would encourage moving closer to me and would assist with that (my father would likewise be extremely resistant and would not make the move). [/quote]
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