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[quote=Anonymous]I feel tremendous self-imposed (in addition to parent imposed) guilt over this issue of living so far away from both my and dh's parents (who in turn live no where near one another).  I grew up geographically and very emotionally close to my grandparents - they attended lots of school and sports events of mine, we had regular dinners together (incl often with my aunt, uncle and cousins), we slept over our grandparents' houses often. I wish my kids could experience that instead of visits a few times per year - my kids love their grandparents but they do not have the easy closeness that I did with my own grandparents. In addition, as we all get older, I wish I was closer to help my in laws and dad more. My mother died a number of years ago and my dad never remarried - neither my sibling nor I live close to him and while he is in good health now (knock wood), I see how much and how quickly that can change by watching friends' parents. I really don't know what the answer is, but I do think there was a lot to be said for the time when extended families lived close to one another and families were prioritized over career choices. [/quote]

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