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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here- thanks, I’m going. I”m actually gong to fly, which is expensive but I was dreading the drive. I think I’m most ruminating over the fact that if the situation were reversed she would send a lovely bouquet of flowers with her regrets …and I’m making sacrifices to be there. But I’d rather be the type of person who goes. [/quote]

making it tit for tat is kinda weird. Do the right thing without it being an obligation that the other person has to "return"  You never know what her situation will be like when your parent dies. You can go - you can afford the travel and the time off. You can't know what her future holds.[/quote]
 
OP here -- I don't think it's weird.  I'm going because I think it's the right thing to do.  I think it's normal to also feel a bit conflicted because my friend wouldn't think the same.  Both feelings can be true.  (And you're right, I don't know what the future holds but I know how she's behaved in similar situations in the past, which is all I can go off).

But I appreciate this thread for confirming that my decision is the right one.
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I think it's really good you're going.[/quote]

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