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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live on the other side of the country from my parents. My siblings all live within an hour of them. [b]I have a better, more respectful relationship with my parents than my siblings do.[/b] They may be "closer" but there is more resentment and conflict for them. I feel that when we visit there is always someone who is upset about something, someone who refuses to come to a family dinner or event because of an unresolved issue. It used to be more stuff between my siblings, but over time it's just become focused on my parents, with lots conflict centering on health issues.

I think if you have a good relationship with your parents, you have a good relationship no matter where you live. Especially now with cell phones, FaceTime, more readily available travel, etc. And if you don't have a good relationship, no amount of proximity will fix that.

I also think some parents/kids are just never going to be really close. [b]I wouldn't say my parents and I are very close. We never have been.[/b] But they are my parents and my kids grandparents and I care about them and want them in my life. We are very different people and we're never going to be best buddies. But that doesn't mean we have a bad relationship.[/quote]

Way to contradict yourself.  [/quote]
Agree. PP is unaware of what her relationship to her parents really is. [/quote]

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