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I understand. I am one of 5 girls, and we have always lived close to each other. At different times we have considered moving (last year one DSis's DH was offered the choice to lose his job or move to Chicago - he chose losing his job). Just know that now phone calls are cheap and there are emails! My DH has a sister that lives in Texas. When the kids were young, we would spend a week together every year. It's not the same as being here, but the kids have always felt a strong connection to them even though they are far away.
My DSis lives about 25 minutes from me. I see her about 1-2 times per month, but we talk on the phone daily (ask her husband ). It would be hard if she moved away.
I love to hear stories of siblings that are close and love spending time with each other. As an only child, I still have a bit of a challenge understanding that sister-bonding. It makes me wonder how close my three girls will remain as they grow up....
More money on trips to Michigan means less money on trips to Disney. Sigh! Life isn't fair, sometimes, is it?
Unless you BOTH vacation to WDW!!!
The same thing has happened to me and my Dsis, but I was the one who moved away. We still talk on the phone and visit with one another as much as possible... certainly our relationship is different, but we still can read each others minds and somehow communicate telepathically over thousands of miles. It must be a very difficult adjustment for you, though, and I completely understand how sad you feel!
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I grew up away from my grandparents and cousins, aunts, uncles. It was hard when we would go visit in the summer because me and my siblings really didn't know any of our extended family. Now my parents have plans to move back to NH after my dad retires so they can be near "family". Hello? What about your own children and grandchildren? I guess we're not family enough for them.
Maybe you could take trips to Disney together instead of visiting in Michigan. Just a thought.....
I told her that now they have to work it out to fly from MI to join us on our Oct '09 cruise - she's certain they won't be able to afford it. Living in LV, we got them indoctrinated to Disneyland, but we've not been able to convince them to make the trip to WDW....
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I grew up away from my grandparents and cousins, aunts, uncles. It was hard when we would go visit in the summer because me and my siblings really didn't know any of our extended family.
Yup. Been there, done that. That's why I've always commented how great it is that the kids have such a close relationship with their grandparents and cousins (sort of - we don't lilke my DBro's wife all that much). When we visited my grandparents, I always felt like a guest. I want my kids to feel as comfortable at family's house as they do in their own.
It gets better though....apparently my brother is getting convinced by my s-i-l to move to Oregon, my aunt and uncle might move to TX (that's OK, they didn't move here until I was out of college) and my parents mentioned something to my in-laws about leaving. I found this out last night, when DH told his mother about my sis. I'm thinking we may just have to move to the East Coast just to make the mass exodus complete!
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I found this out last night, when DH told his mother about my sis. I'm thinking we may just have to move to the East Coast just to make the mass exodus complete!
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