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@lamariniere: Do you mind if I ask where in France your DH's parents live?
@mynoahbear: You bring up another good point, when you go "home" it is SO hard to try and see everyone! (For me I'm talking when we go to the US, not Cuba.)
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@TheSwissWifeStyle: Lille, in the north of France. We usually fly to Brussels rather than Paris because it is closer to drive after that.
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@lamariniere: Oh ok. Too bad they're not on the Swiss border part!
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We do, but not as far as some. We are four hours from my parents and seven from DH's. We see my parents every six weeks to 2-3 months, and DH's twice a year. In some ways, it is nice to have our own space, but I'm sure we will miss them a lot more once LO is here. I'm already feeling that a bit now, too. It would be nice to have my mom around now, especially to help when I'm feeling so sick.
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My family lives in CA. DH's parents are in TX.
It sucks having my family so far away. I love love love when my mom visits us. She comes 4 times a year. Dad tries to make it at least once a year.
I haven't been "home" since I was pregnant with DS. -
We live in FL, DH's family is mostly in Indiana (a few Chicago/Missouri) and my family is mostly in NJ (a few NY, and my sisters are in Armenia/Utah.) It's great being farther from his family (we lived in IN and chose to move!) but REALLY hard being far from mnie, especially my mom. She plans to visit as much as she can. We tell her it's her fault for really encouraging us all to travel and get out of New Jersey! I will definitely be sad about it though
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My parents live 3.5 hours away and my in-laws live 1.5 hours away. My parents are currently staying with us and it's driving me bonkers! haha! Normally, I love seeing them though.
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Siblings, aunts, cousins are numerous and ALL over the country, but none by us. Our parents live 2,00 miles apart and each set is on their own, no other family nearby. We are currently living next to mine and see his 2x a year.
As much as we would like LO to have extended family and see her grandparents more, our biggest 'discussion' has been whose parents 'needs' us more and how much care-taking we should commit to.
It is selfish and insensitive, but I do not want to move across the country to rural America to take care of his parents for the next 10 years (they are in their 70s). Turns out, he doesn't want to be stuck here, doing the same for mine
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Living in TX, grew up and family still lives in MI. DH is a native Texan, but family is a four hour drive away. I love my home state and wish LO could grow up with her crazy uncle and cousins. We visit at least once per year, but it doesn't seem like enough. I'm always a bit sad to come back to Texas.
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@TheSwissWifeStyle: I know! I wish they were somewhere more exotic in France.
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