Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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The hardest thing of living here is we do not see our kids and grandkids nearly as much as we used to. Than again covid sure has not helped
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Missing children
My 4 sons visit a lot. My oldest already bought a Villa to rent. My youngest comes a least 5-6 times a year spending several weeks with my 3 year old grandson. On occasion I fly home to see them, but I still enjoy everything the villages has to offer. I love it here.
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Dear Ann:
‘My son and his wife split up when my grandchild was three. They went to court and everything was fine for ten years. He had an order and would see her at weekends. Suddenly, she couldn’t come to see her father anymore, we were told she was “busy” and then she was bought a puppy and we were told she “couldn’t leave the puppy” ‘For two years, there’s been no contact. She’s nearly 15 now and she was nearly 13 when we last saw her. We’ve been back to court to try and gain access but the judge said she’s old enough to make her own decisions on whether she wants to see us. ‘We understand that she’s growing up and things would change but we send cards, we send presents, we send money and we don’t get anything back. There’s no contact at all. My question - do we have a legal right to puppy visitation ? Signed Forlorned in Leisureville |
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We're not in TV, yet, nor do we have grandchildren, yet. Our kids are young adults (college age) and I don't anticipate them having children of their own for quite awhile. So, for us, we'll be moving to TV around the time that our kids will be leaving the nest to pursue their own careers. We'll likely have been living in TV for years before the first grandchild comes along. It's also possible that our kids will decide to settle down someplace nearby TV. That will be their choice to make and I'll be good with whatever they decide to do.
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Ergggggggg, you hit a sore spot. The wife can’t let go of seeing the kids/grandkids for every dam birthday or holiday. The kids are the biggest “we can’t because” keeping us (me) from enjoying the golden years on our schedule. There seems to be a friggin birthday for one of the kids every month of the year. It’s becoming a pain in the butt and getting very expensive to travel back and forth between our homes. Every birthday means another month we can’t be enjoying our Villages home so we can spend three hours being ignored by the kid until the minute it takes him/ her to open the presents we brought. Why can’t seeing all the kids a couple times a year at a family outing be enough??????
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We moved here 8 years ago. My wife was adamant about not wanting to move here because of her two grown children (that love me very much) from her previous marriage.
I told her we can't let the children decide our lives. Due to back injuries my wife was having a hard time getting up and down stairs so I said we're moving to a rancher. And since I love to golf so much I figured this was the place to be. Now we're both glad we made the move and children and grandchildren visit frequently... |
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yes, Covid was the gamechanger in visits from family. everyone from 'home' were under extreme lockdown & couldn't leave the state, much less come here. plans were cancelled & trips postponed. we saw a daughter & grandkids for the 1st time in 2years only last month. it was during that time i missed them the most
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Perspective - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com Fred |
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Wish we'd moved here sooner!
In 2010 we made "the big move" from CT to The Villages. Three of our 4 children (and 2 grandchildren) remained there. As another responder has noted here, the holidays with children were often split between in-laws and us. Even when we went from FL to visit up north, the cost of flights, rental cars etc. were nearly squandered because the kids all had jobs and the "grands" were in school. We have become really fortunate in that 2 of our oldest children moved here in 2020! They love it here as much as we do. It will be quite a while before the remaining "northerner" could even consider a move to The Villages due to the age of his children - but my hope is that I live long enough to see the day that it happens.
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Lianne L. Migiano |
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Wife and I have moved countless times, never leaving a forwarding address, but kids keep tracking us down!
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#45
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Want to make sure they know where their inheritance is going
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