I'm sorry to hear about your Grandma. I hadn't even known that your Grandpa was gone too. That trip must have been a hard one to make.
And I'm actually glad to hear that you're ready to move on TO something you want now. You deserve to have a good, happy place that you've chosen and built for yourself.
You might be interested in knowing that, in the social work I do hereabouts, I see statistics that suggest that more and more adult Americans are living with their parents these days. In part, this is because of the costs and risks of Geriatric care, and in part it's because the younger generation just can't afford houses anymore, but it seems to me that people are just becoming less afraid of relying on, and cooperating within their family unit now -- that family including parents and Grandparents. A renewed respect for elders, perhaps? Learning to value their experience, and their skills even as we build our own lives?
Perhaps. I hope so. I'd like to see Americans considering each other far less disposable in the future.
One concern I have about everything -- and I'm sure you'll have thought of it, but still; your uncle. That concerns me. A lot. And having mentioned it, you now know everything you need to about what I'm thinking. (Because some things never change between you and me, no matter the distance, do they?)
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Date: 2012-01-05 02:20 pm (UTC)And I'm actually glad to hear that you're ready to move on TO something you want now. You deserve to have a good, happy place that you've chosen and built for yourself.
You might be interested in knowing that, in the social work I do hereabouts, I see statistics that suggest that more and more adult Americans are living with their parents these days. In part, this is because of the costs and risks of Geriatric care, and in part it's because the younger generation just can't afford houses anymore, but it seems to me that people are just becoming less afraid of relying on, and cooperating within their family unit now -- that family including parents and Grandparents. A renewed respect for elders, perhaps? Learning to value their experience, and their skills even as we build our own lives?
Perhaps. I hope so. I'd like to see Americans considering each other far less disposable in the future.
One concern I have about everything -- and I'm sure you'll have thought of it, but still; your uncle. That concerns me. A lot. And having mentioned it, you now know everything you need to about what I'm thinking. (Because some things never change between you and me, no matter the distance, do they?)