I have been very blessed with wonderful parents that I have always been very close to. I have always loved being with them.I’m not kidding, the entire first year after my husband and I got an apartment, I was home sick!
Last year my parents retired and decided to begin spending the months of December-April in Florida. I have never been away from them for an extended period of time. I can’t even tell you the tears I cried the first year they were there. Of course, I didn’t want them to know that. I didn’t cry (most of the time) until I hung up the phone. It was so hard.
This year was the second year they were there, and it was a little bit easier on me. But there still seems like there is something missing when they are gone. I guess a piece of my heart goes with them. You would think that a 34 year old woman could handle her parents being gone for a few months. Geesh.
Fall used to be my favorite time of year, but now I think it is Spring. Because Spring is when they come home! After 5 months of only talking on the phone and through email, I get my parents back!
Having my parents home is one of the finer things in my life. A piece of my heart is back.
Maybe next year I will get used to this whole Florida thing. But somehow, I doubt it!
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I wish I were as close to my parents as you are. I’m kind of jealous, yet inspired at the same time.
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How sweet! My dad passed away 11 years ago and my mom lives in Washington state and I haven’t seen her in 7+ years. So nice that you are so close to your parents. I hope my children feel the same way!
5 months is a long time. Understandable that you would miss them.
Can’t fathom my parents being away that long. They live 50 minutes from us, and that is just perfect!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Glad to have my in-loves back, too. I always wonder how they can bear to go! I guess we love them more than they love us! LOL
I understand how you feel…I love having my mama and daddy right up the road:) And, since we live in FL I don’t really have to worry about them going too far! They are gone for several weeks during the summer, though, camping and on mission trips. I always miss them dropping by!
That is really sweet. I have lived away from my parents for a long time, I guess I am just use to it! I do miss them though. I have always told me husband that when we get old I want to have two houses one in FL and one in WV! Cool winters and mild summers!
Toni
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