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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents and I live on opposite coasts. For a variety of reasons, my parents are no longer traveling. And for a variety of reasons, my family won’t be out to see them until at least 2021.

My parents call weekly and talk for about 45 minutes about what’s going on. Yesterday, my son woke up from his nap, and I asked if they wanted to FaceTime with him. Answer, “nope!” (They also are frustrated when my son is making a lot of noise and I can’t concentrate on talking to them. But to be fair, he’s two, and I don’t think it’s realistic to expect I’ll have 45 minutes of totally free time on a weekend.)

Anyway, I’m just so frustrated by their attitude. I think they just aren’t baby people (maybe?), but by the time he gets interesting, they’ll likely be deceased.

Any ideas?[/quote]

You aren’t going to see your parents who will likely be deceased in the near future until 2021... but you are annoyed they don’t want to FaceTime with your son?

What?[/quote]

I expect my parents will be deceased in 15-20 years. [b]That’s also probably when my son will start becoming interesting to them.[/b] Son is two. Parents are 70.

We have visited three time since son was born. We are not visiting this year because I am pregnant and cannot fly due to problems with my placenta. My husband wants to visit his family (also cross-country) in 2020. We haven’t visited them yet, but they have visited us. So yeah, 2021 it is. (FWIW, a cross-country trip for us with airfare, rental car, and hotel is approximately $4-5K. Also, I only get 2.5 weeks of leave a year.)
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I find this hard to believe!  I think 7 is an average age the kid will be interesting unless  it is a family trait to be boring ( not saying you are)  How about not forcing the issue right now?  Talk to them less and don't facetime the two year old.  More people are living longer ( my friend's mom is turning 100 in January) so you never know![/quote]

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