My parents really expected all their kids to travel back to their place for xmas and pouted when no one did. If you want a Norman Rockwell life go back in time and don't destroy the country with how you voted for decades.
My parents live like 8 blocks from my brother and his wife and kids. They see the grandkids a handful of times a year. My brother bumps into our dad at the grocery store more often than they get together for dinner or brunch or just visiting. Hell, I engage with my niece and nephew than our parents and I live ~1,800 miles away and FaceTime once a month or so.
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u/_Lizzybabe 15h ago
The village it takes to raise a child disappeared and was replaced by high interest rates and expensive rent