Comments on Speak Into the Mike: Mama I'm comin' home

Phone calls. My DH gets calls from his mother or h...

2007-12-04T10:28:29.275-04:00

Phone calls. My DH gets calls from his mother or he calls her, once a week.

I write the blog to keep her in the loop of day-to-day stuff.

I also write emails and real letters to my family. Take lots of pictures and post those for the family to see.

Of my sibs, I'm the most talkative.

My own mother is 20 minute across town. She's moved into a different stage of her life where she wants to do stuff that she wants to do. Visiting with her grandchildren or children isn't always a priority. I may have regrets later on, but my life is what it is.

While my father is only a 5 hour drive away from h...

2007-11-30T17:01:06.762-04:00

While my father is only a 5 hour drive away from home, I find that our relationship has changed a great deal during the last 9+ years.

It seems there is a different bond between a father and a daugther than a mother and a son - a mother, it seems, will love her son no matter what. A father will never forgive his daughter for growing up, getting married and moving away. At least, that's how it works for us. (Ok, and I may have been a complete biotch when my dad remarried.)

Sigh. It really makes me miss my mom. 'cause she could always fix things between my dad and I.

I struggle with this a lot myself -- I'm happy in ...

2007-11-30T16:32:59.798-04:00

I struggle with this a lot myself -- I'm happy in NY but damned if I don't wish I could spend more time with the CA family. I think that part of the solution is phone calls but the other solution for me has been to make a commitment to a certain number of visits a year and making sure they happen. I very much doubt I'll ever regret the money spent on airfare.