fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Assuming they're in fair to good health and self-sufficient.
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How often do you talk to your parents and see your parents? (1 Viewer)
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Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Via text/phone - maybe 3x/week
See them personally - average 1x/week
See them personally - average 1x/week
skol asylum
Footballguy
Poll broken. See them once a year. Maybe twice.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Ray Karpis
Footballguy
Parents live about 5 minutes away. We go to the same church and have Sunday lunch at their house every week. They hardly ever miss a kid's ballgame or school performance.
I consider myself extremely fortunate.
I consider myself extremely fortunate.
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CurlyNight
Footballguy
1 x week converse. See them......em, not in a year and won't be for another year at least.. 
Quint
Footballguy
talk/text = 3 or more times/week
visit = once/year
we live 4+ hours away [driving] and holidays get split between in-laws (who i like) and my family.
for the first time in 6 years, we're going to my family's house, i.e.mom+dad+brother+nephews, for TGiving.
choked up even typing that. so. #######. pumped. to. see. them.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. hope ya'll have a great one. :cheers:
visit = once/year
we live 4+ hours away [driving] and holidays get split between in-laws (who i like) and my family.
for the first time in 6 years, we're going to my family's house, i.e.mom+dad+brother+nephews, for TGiving.
choked up even typing that. so. #######. pumped. to. see. them.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. hope ya'll have a great one. :cheers:
Buckfast 1
Footballguy
I talk or text with each of my parents probably 3-4 times a week. I probably see them in person 3-4 times a year.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
Talk and see about once a year; that's more than enough.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
You guys are adults, what do you possibly talk about with your parents so much? 2-3 times a week???
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
My parents live about 5 minutes away and I talk to them maybe once a week and see them less. They complain about it, and I should visit them more. They are 73 and 71. Both my siblings live even closer than I do and they see them pretty much every day.
My In-Laws live on the next street and my wife talks to her mother multiple times a day, and we actually see them nearly every day. They are both in poor health and we are actually looking at moving them in with us. They are 83 and 78.
Both my kids live 3 hours away and we talk/text maybe a couple times a week. Outside of football season we see them, maybe once a month. During football season I see my son when we meet in Columbia for games.
I wish it was more, but they are adults and are busy with their own lives. I understand.
My In-Laws live on the next street and my wife talks to her mother multiple times a day, and we actually see them nearly every day. They are both in poor health and we are actually looking at moving them in with us. They are 83 and 78.
Both my kids live 3 hours away and we talk/text maybe a couple times a week. Outside of football season we see them, maybe once a month. During football season I see my son when we meet in Columbia for games.
I wish it was more, but they are adults and are busy with their own lives. I understand.
gianmarco
Footballguy
How we spend our weekends, who came over and kind of stuff we did, new people we might have met. You don't talk about these things with your parents?
belljr
Footballguy
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
Ray Karpis
Footballguy
My dad is 61...I'm 39. He always wants to talk about cases I have going on, kids sports stuff, status of my grandmother's health, projects he has going on around the house, etc.Plus business and stuff.
I know every situation is different, but I would feel a big void if I didn't have that regular communication with my own parents.
As a dad, it scares the crap out of me to think about only seeing my kids 1-2x/year when they get out of the house. I hope I've brainwashed them into staying within reasonable driving distance.
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Spin
Footballguy
My dad is in two of my fantasy football leagues, so we talk at least 2-3x a week. He's also my assistant coach on my oldest's soccer team, so that's at least 2x a week seeing him for practice/game. We do a family dinner every Monday night as well, with my dad,step mom, brother and his kid.
I talk to my mom about once a week, and see her 2-3x a year. But she lives in TX and I live in TN. We do hangouts video call about once a week for her to talk to the kids.
I talk to my mom about once a week, and see her 2-3x a year. But she lives in TX and I live in TN. We do hangouts video call about once a week for her to talk to the kids.
Spin
Footballguy
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
My dad and I haven't seen eye to eye for years. I send them something at Christmas, but other than that, nothing.
PIK95
Footballguy
I just heard my dad mom passed away yesterday. I was as close to her as someone walking down the street. I'm expecting some guilt about not attending the services, but I'm busy being a dad to my own kids.
snogger
Footballguy
Ended up answering the Poll based on My interactions with my Dad.. (Parents divorced when I was 5)
I talk to my Dad through email/text
1-2x a month - Mainly to meet up for a movie
See my Dad
1-2x a month - to see said movie
Use to go to Canada with him once a year for
but he decided he was causing too many issues with the group( He can be quite the PIA at times) and bowed out of going now for the past 3 years.. Trying to talk him back into going again next year.. We shall see..
My Mom was an absolute A## towards my wife, and then towards me in regards to the blow up about 8 years ago and to this day still doesn't believe she was in the wrong so..
Mom .. email/text .... 2 or 3 times a year.. Mainly birthday's and Mothers day.
Haven't seen her now for about 8 years..
I talk to my Dad through email/text
1-2x a month - Mainly to meet up for a movie
See my Dad
1-2x a month - to see said movie
Use to go to Canada with him once a year for
but he decided he was causing too many issues with the group( He can be quite the PIA at times) and bowed out of going now for the past 3 years.. Trying to talk him back into going again next year.. We shall see..My Mom was an absolute A## towards my wife, and then towards me in regards to the blow up about 8 years ago and to this day still doesn't believe she was in the wrong so..
Mom .. email/text .... 2 or 3 times a year.. Mainly birthday's and Mothers day.
Haven't seen her now for about 8 years..
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DocHolliday
Footballguy
This. The conversation with the folks is normally based around my daughter. I talk to one of my parents once a week usually. I do not talk to both. I talk to the one that gets to the home phone. They do not have a cell phone or a computer.
My daughter now takes weekly riding lessons at the horse farm next to my folks so my wife or I see my parents almost weekly. It used to be monthly or every 2 months before we were right next door to them every week.
St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
Seriously feel bad for some of you guys. Having a really big, close, family is one of my favorite things in life.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
I wouldn't associate with most of my family at all if I weren't related to them. I do my best to tolerate them once a year but that's it.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Yeah there is no way in hell I'll ever move back up north. But as I'm getting older I do miss people more and more. I can't remember being this excited for the holidays since I was a little kid. We've got some of my favorite people coming to visit and no duds.
St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
That sucks GB. On both my Dad's side and Mom's side, there has never been a fight, backstabbing, hell any controversy at all. We all just like to eat, drink, gamble and have a good time.
Native
Footballguy
I know many dont share my views, and hope people dont take this the wrong way, but this is kind of a sad thead. I sure hope me and my kids converse more than a few times a year when they grow up. 
I speak to my mom 2-3X a week and we see each other 5-6X a year even though we are a plane ride away. Of course every circumstance is different and relationships are complex, but damn...
I speak to my mom 2-3X a week and we see each other 5-6X a year even though we are a plane ride away. Of course every circumstance is different and relationships are complex, but damn...
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
You don't choose your family and it's all relative. I talk to my folks about once or twice a month and also see them once a month or once every other month. I just don't have that much in common with them. Small talk about the rest of the family, happenings back in my hometown and other stuff that doesn't involved social, religion or political items. My dad has been telling me the same stories for the past five years and he's always telling stories to me and my girlfriend about people we don't even know.
I love them and they are very nice people, but I'm completely fine with the frequency. We also text and have each other connected on FB so everyone knows what is going on with the entire family.
snogger
Footballguy
to tell the truth a few years before the blowup between my wife and Mom about the only time I heard from my Mom was when she needed Money.. It got to a point where I dreaded seeing her number come across my phone as I was 95% sure what it was going to be about.As for my Dad.. We figured out that once or twice a month is enough for us to catch-up on life..
Really tried to make him more apart of my daughters life but got tired of always being the one that had to do the inviting and he never initiating a call to visit..
To tell the truth I'm closer to my In-laws, who make the effort to see us and their grand daughter.. They were also there for me before I married their daughter..
When I was struggling through my college years, they'd send food and other items over with her for me.. When things got really tough, they allowed me to move into their basement.. Neither of my parents offered any help or support during those tough college years.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Parents are divorced but both live close by
Probably talk/text with mom a few times a week...usually nothing important, usually it's "do the kids need this or that" and mostly handled by wife now. Usually have her over once a week for dinner along with my MIL. She babysits for us quite a bit too so sometimes more than once a week
Don't talk with dad as much...maybe a few times a month and usually when I need help fixing stuff around the house or planning holiday visits
Probably see him once a month or so as my grandma lives close by and he has to help keep up her house so he'll stop by. We've gone months without talking too though
Probably talk/text with mom a few times a week...usually nothing important, usually it's "do the kids need this or that" and mostly handled by wife now. Usually have her over once a week for dinner along with my MIL. She babysits for us quite a bit too so sometimes more than once a week
Don't talk with dad as much...maybe a few times a month and usually when I need help fixing stuff around the house or planning holiday visits
Probably see him once a month or so as my grandma lives close by and he has to help keep up her house so he'll stop by. We've gone months without talking too though
St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
You don't choose your family and it's all relative. I talk to my folks about once or twice a month and also see them once a month or once every other month. I just don't have that much in common with them. Small talk about the rest of the family, happenings back in my hometown and other stuff that doesn't involved social, religion or political items. My dad has been telling me the same stories for the past five years and he's always telling stories to me and my girlfriend about people we don't even know.
I love them and they are very nice people, but I'm completely fine with the frequency. We also text and have each other connected on FB so everyone knows what is going on with the entire family.
Oh I understand both of these posts. I just feel bad for you because you don't know what you're missing when you do have a big family that you have a lot in common with and no bull#### to deal with.
As for my Dad.. We figured out that once or twice a month is enough for us to catch-up on life..
Really tried to make him more apart of my daughters life but got tired of always being the one that had to do the inviting and he never initiating a call to visit..
To tell the truth I'm closer to my In-laws, who make the effort to see us and their grand daughter.. They were also there for me before I married their daughter..
When I was struggling through my college years, they'd send food and other items over with her for me.. When things got really tough, they allowed me to move into their basement.. Neither of my parents offered any help or support during those tough college years.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Just curious where others are and need a decent sample size. I see my parents 1x minimally a month and talk usually 1-4x a month and they act like I ignore them.
