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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand you. Since your dad moved closer to you, he has nothing else going on in his life and has become your "problem" and obligation. You're most likely his only close social interaction. You feel that you're expected to be his everything, while you have your own family and activities and don't want to be all that. It's important for old people to keep their own activities and friendships. Unfortunately for some of us, our parents choices are such that there are no friendships left and suddenly their adult children are expected to fill all the empty holes in their lives. Whose idea was it for him to move close to you? [/quote]

+1 to this. My advice is to just make it part of your weekly schedule and have a regular date/scheduled whatever every week to have a brief interaction. He will look forward to that interaction and the regularity of it may make it feel less like daunting for you because it will just become routine. It may not be the most riveting hour of your week but it’ll (hopefully) be manageable for you meaningful to your dad. [/quote]

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