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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it doesn’t quite matter if you are the only child in this situation. I have a brother, and both of us moved to the US 20 years ago. It takes me about 24 hours to get to my parents’ home, including 15 hours on the plane. Over the years, I invited our parents to come live with us multiple times. They always refused as they were happy with their independent life where they don’t need to care for any kids or grandkids. My mom used to repeat that when one of them passes away, the other one will come live with us. Now she is bed-ridden in a nursing home with dementia, can’t even sit after a recent fall. My father is in his early 80s, still active, and I’d be so happy if he could come and live with us, but of course it’s not an option while my mom is still alive. He visits her a couple of times a week and hopes that she will get better and will return home one day. Her physical condition is decent, she might live for 10 more years. We have no relatives in my hometown. When I was young (maybe 20), I told my mom how I wish our relatives lived close to us and it would have been so much fun to get together as a large family, she said I’m welcome to start a large family of my own, get a lot of kids and keep them  and their families nearby. [/quote]

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