How often do you see your children ?

Wren

Wren

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How much time do you spend with your children ?

My daughter lives about 20 minute drive away, we have the day together every Thursday, FaceTime each evening and sometimes, if we’re both home, have FaceTime coffee in the morning, and always celebrate birthdays and Christmas together with her partner

Although not in the best of health, she is great company and definitely the sunshine of my life
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I see the daughter that lives furthest away the most often. She is married with three children.
The other daughter seems less and less interested in spending time with us. She's single, no children.
My son is the closest. He's married with a teenage stepchild. He stays in touch and we usually get together with all of them when the youngest comes to visit.
 
My only relative, which is my niece calls me every morning between 7 and 8. She hasn't missed a morning call in over 15 years. About 5 years ago she failed to call and I had the cops go to her home and do a welfare check. They weren't going to do it until I told them she has never missed a call in years and years and if she missed this one something must be wrong.

They "swept" the phone lines, whatever that means and then the cop said they will send someone out to check on her. She was flying home from Japan and when she got in the door, she said she collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep. When the cops arrived and kept ringing the doorbell, she woke up to answer the door.

She lived in San Jose at the time and she told me that the cops out there don't leave until someone answers the door and then they check through the house to make sure everything is ok. Is that legal in California? I am just wondering, but she thought that was a great idea.

They didn't have a search warrant, but she said she was glad to let them in and even made them coffee and eggs for breakfast. That's just the way she is. She wants me to go along to Russia with her next spring. I told her maybe, but only if the war with Ukraine is over.

Her company is opening s new office over there and she is the 1st Vice President, so it's either her or the President of the company that must go and she volunteered. I told her "I thought I warned you about volunteering?" She said I did , but she really wants to go. (Yeah, but I don't.)
 
My oldest son and his wife live locally and I see them every Thursday. It’s one of their days off and if she’s exhausted I might only see him.

My youngest lives in Vietnam now. He’s been gone a year and is planning to visit this winter. When he lived in Kansas I flew out a few times a year to visit. I see my stepson and his wife every few months.
 
My sons live within a 12-minute drive. The oldest one works a lot. I see him once or twice a month. I see my younger son once or twice a week. My daughter lives in So-Cal. Years can go by between visits, but we talk at least a few times a month.

They all work and have kids and grandkids. I know how busy they are, so it's really awesome when they visit, even when it's just because they were "in the area."
 
Every day. We share the old family home with our youngest daughter, SIL, and their 2 - 20 some year old kids. We gave them the home and property back in the 90's while retaining a life lease. It's been a
wonderful experience so far. As we gave them the home we have no utility bills, taxes, home insurance, repair bills, etc..
They get us to doc visits and such, that we have difficulty making and the grandkids are fun to be around. Their friends call us "gram and gramps".

The other 3 of our kids and families live within easy travel distance and they are very close with each other. The girls share a crafting business and spend time showing their wares at shows throughout New England.

All in all, a close family and we are truly blessed in our advanced years.
 
Been There said:
She lived in San Jose at the time and she told me that the cops out there don't leave until someone answers the door and then they check through the house to make sure everything is ok. Is that legal in California?
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Not legal in any State without express permission to do so, and still, even no reason to ask.
 
I see my son almost every day since he lives with me again. I invited him to move back in after his wife died. Their boys had moved out and he was in that 3 bedroom apartment alone. And rent is high here in Jersey. He works full time, is in a study group, spends time at the mosque and time in the studio either honing his engineering skills or working on projects for others. We mostly spend time together and have conversations when he's taking me places, sitting for our business meetings, going out to eat and during our studio time,.
 
Our daughter lives about 45 mins. away. We see her about once every week or two. She's our only child, so, it means a lot to us to have a close bond with her, and she confides in us.
 

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