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Originally Posted by LuvNH
Our grand children never "needed" anything but love from us, they had their own parents to love them and guide them into adulthood. We were just there to be a safety net if they ever needed one, and a couple of them did. Technology has made the world a very small place and we kept in touch through any means we could, we flew back to holidays and birthdays, we were there for them whenever they needed us. They had their lives and we lived ours.
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We have a lot of contact with kids and grandkids, and they all supported our move to TV. I have a grandson station at Eglin Air Force Base up in the Panhandle (part of the Army 7th Special Forces group stationed there) so we see him from time to time. He's coming down for Thanksgiving as a matter of fact. Granddaughter flying down in December for an 11-day vacation. My stepdaughter, her husband an four kids (ages 13 to 24) come down once a year, and we fly to Minnesota quite a bit as well. My son comes down from time to time. Sister-in-law from Milwaukee comes down each April for about 10 days--loves to play golf.
There is something about a Minnesota winter that makes a stint down here in the land of sun and palm trees VERY attractive.
Of course there has been some lessening in personal contact. Living an hour away by car vs. flying from one end to the other will inevitably cause that. But we make up for it, and then some, with the quality of the time spent.