I think this is one of those topics that only you can answer. I'm one of four kids and we all moved away from where our parents lived. We all came home at different intervals and made a point to be home at Christmas. At one point they moved south of Tampa and always helped out our visits financially.
Now that we have moved to TV, we realize nothing has really changed with our kids. They work and we still work, so its calls or texts during the week. They fly down to see us and we go up to each of their area every year just for a change of scenery. They have a few hours free during the week and the weekends, so we're cognizant that they have friends and things they want and need to do during that time.
We don't want to be like the parents on the tv show Raymond! I think having some space is healthy!
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