Ten years ago, my parents, now in their mid-70s, moved to live closer to me and my family. Now I sense they are slowly pulling away and I don’t know how to tackle it diplomatically. We used to see them twice a week but it’s creeping towards once a fortnight.
It has become increasingly difficult to make any arrangements in advance. This seems to be just with us; with anyone else, my parents are very keen on planning. They have a full year of groups, holidays and meet-ups with friends all arranged. Before they moved, my parents talked about babysitting, but after a few times we didn’t seem to be
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