ronk
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I'm still trying to get myself together to move closer to my parents. My Dad is 91 years old. I am very conscious that any moment could potentially be his last. Dad & I have struggled with our relationship. I believerour best approach is "in-person," rather than via emails. I'd moved to Minnesota to be nearer to family once my parents had re-settled back here. I saw my Dad succumb to increasing limitations of age. He can't visit me much any more, at least during the winter months. I had moved into my current apartment building because my brother lived here. We had not seen each other in over 30 years. My brother has moved to a nursing home in another city. Now is the time to move closer to my Dad/
My Dad has always looked out for the family. Over our lifetimes he has moved to wherever he could find a better job to support the family. (My mother was never able to hold a job. She had her own challenges.) Now it's clear we've all re-settled in Minnesota, once again. I really want to move to St Paul to be closer to Dad and most of the family.
It's very hard for me, due to stress and other emotional challenges. I was thinking of the issue. Since I "became an adult," we've never lived so close that any of us could easily just drop in to visit the other. Our family began settling in Minnesota in the 1970s. My parents started out in the St Paul area. I finished college, and moved to St Paul. But I got a job in Minneapolis soon after I arrived in Minnesota. Over the decades, Dad continued to move about. Sometimes I attempted to follow him, but we almost always had some distance between us.
I've never lived very long in St Paul. I think it would be best to live in St Paul now. It would just be easier to see Dad. I wouldn't lose anything by choosing St Paul over Minneapolis. I left Minneapolis in the early 1990s. I don't have any real connection in Minneapolis any more.
I need to find the strength to gather myself to move to the St Paul area. I don't want to miss any more time with Dad.
My Dad has always looked out for the family. Over our lifetimes he has moved to wherever he could find a better job to support the family. (My mother was never able to hold a job. She had her own challenges.) Now it's clear we've all re-settled in Minnesota, once again. I really want to move to St Paul to be closer to Dad and most of the family.
It's very hard for me, due to stress and other emotional challenges. I was thinking of the issue. Since I "became an adult," we've never lived so close that any of us could easily just drop in to visit the other. Our family began settling in Minnesota in the 1970s. My parents started out in the St Paul area. I finished college, and moved to St Paul. But I got a job in Minneapolis soon after I arrived in Minnesota. Over the decades, Dad continued to move about. Sometimes I attempted to follow him, but we almost always had some distance between us.
I've never lived very long in St Paul. I think it would be best to live in St Paul now. It would just be easier to see Dad. I wouldn't lose anything by choosing St Paul over Minneapolis. I left Minneapolis in the early 1990s. I don't have any real connection in Minneapolis any more.
I need to find the strength to gather myself to move to the St Paul area. I don't want to miss any more time with Dad.
