How often do you visit your parents?

[Mermaid02]

My mother and I work in the same hospital. I speak to her everyday, sometimes several times a day.

 

[crz4mm2]

about 30 minutes. I only get down there about every other week, but we 'talk' every day email wise.

 

[tiggersmom2]

I live thirty minutes away from my parents and we (me, DH and the kids) see them daily! We also take most of our vacations with my parents - we just get along so very well, they are our best friends, we were blessed.

 

[GIGGLES266]

Before May of this year I would see them at least once a week. My Dad passed away in May so I started spending alot more time with my Mom, seeing her 4-5 times a week. She had a house fire this weekend and lost everything so now I get to see her everyday because she will be living with us for the next 6 months!

 

[FINFAN]

distance 1450 miles (Chicago, Il.---Naples, Fl)
got there 3 times in 13 months last year,( not easy with job cut-backs) talk on the phone every 1-2 days.
It is getting harder and harder to see them as they can't travel and the kids school schedules are not very flexible.
IL's are only 45 minutes away. Unless it is a "calendar holiday" we don't count. I still call occaisionally....try anyway

It can be a real emotional struggle...to only have so much time, $$, and to also try and have your own "family" vacations as well....Also, at times my DS resents going to the same place all the time. He feels that way about WDW too....he is ready to see the other parts of the world. Nothing wrong with that. I sure wish my folks could travel up here...makes me appreciate my phone all the more!

 

[Kay7979]

Wow, I am starting to get a complex! I see my mother every week, maybe every other week, and talk to her inbetween on the phone now and then. She is bed ridden so we can't really DO anything together. It's nice to see her, but there isn't an awful lot to talk about. We have never been super close but I do love her, of course. DH sees his parents on holidays and now and then between, and he seldom calls them. I guess it's sort of the same thing with him: he loves them, but was never really close to them. I think it's great you have such wonderful relationships but I can't imagine where you all find so much time to visit. The weeks go by in a whirl. We work so many hours and are so far behind on everything we need to be doing here, that I need another 6 hours in the day just to make a dent in the backlog. I guess we are really abnormal!

 

[CyranoJones]

My parents are long deceased but we get to see DH's parents every couple of months, either visiting them or they come here. We live about 5 hours away and are the least far away of all the children. My goal is to have them move here.

 

[Lezah]

Every day, they live right downstairs in an apartment in our house!! I thank God everyday that we have such a close relationship. They care for DS10 and have since birth so DH and I can work to support us. DS is so lucky to have them in his life.

 

[jimmiej]

Sixty miles away. About once a month. Talk to them once a week.

 

[CamColt]

I live 1/2 mile from my parents and I just got home from there, LOL!
We go over once a week for dinner and we will see them around the neighborhood or stop in for this or that. Id say on average we see them 2-3 times a week. I also email DM daily at work.

 

[Jennyfyar]

All the time when they lived around the corner. They moved six hours away to FL about eight months ago, but we average seeing them every other month. (They are only 1 hour 20 minutes from WDW!) It could be worse!

 

[Pooh93]

I see my dad a couple times a week at least and I talk to him at least once a day. We live about 5 miles from him. He lives in town and we live on the outskirts. With the kids activities being mostly in town, his is a great stopping point for changing clothes, grabbing something to eat etc. With gas prices, it saves money from running back and forth. We usually go out to breakfast once a week or have him over for dinner. He is an integral part of our lives.

 

[Jeanny]

I used to see my Mom all the time, but since she got sick last month, I haven't seen her since July 17th, because she is staying at my brother's & stupid mean sister in law's while she's recuperating. I have to make arrangements to go and see her when they're not home, which is really hard, because the witch works part-time and is home by the time I get out of work.. as you can tell, I don't like them very much. we all just ignored each other if we were at the hospital at the same time, which made it really awkward.

I "visit" my father once a month at the cemetery. Needless to say, my brothers can't find the time!

 

[MB MinnieGirl]

I am very blessed. I live in Myrtle Beach, SC with my DD4 and my parents are only 3 hours away in NC. They have a vacation home here and visit at least once or twice a month for long weekends. They love the beach and in their eyes my daughter - their only grandchild, can do NO wrong We go to Greensboro to see them more often in the fall/winter than in the summer - what can I say -we all love the beach. Generally though we go to Greensboro for all school breaks and holidays.

 

[Disney Doll]

They are about 10 minutes form em, so we see each other very frequently and talk pretty much daily on the phone.

 

[FreshTressa]

About once a week. They live 40 minutes away...perfect!

 

[JerseyJanice]

Cherish your folks while you still have them, people.

I "visit" mine a few times a year at the cemetary. Christmas, their birthdays, the anniversary dates of their deaths.

They're together there with my grandparents and two sets of aunts and uncles. I visit all of them whenever I go.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I just have my Mom now and I see her a couple of times a week. She lives about 30 minutes away. We had lunch together today.
Lori

 

[oogieboogie]

Once a year, and for me that's enough. My mom and I don't really get along, so I grit my teeth for one week a year.

I wish it wasn't that way, but I cannot stand her controlling ways and the fact that she thinks that I'm still a child and can't make my own decisions.

Now my ILs, love them. We see them a few times a year since they live 8 hours away from us. We tried at one time to move to their city but that didn't pan out. Now they're going to retire to FL and we'll try to move down there too.

 

[helenabear]

Totally depends... he only lives 1/3 mile away. So sometimes I see him several times a week and other times I only see him every few weeks.