http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/distant-family/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/distant-family/comment-page-1/#comment-12390 Yvette Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:21:34 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3092#comment-12390 I grew up in a similar situation. And now as an adult I can honestly say I truly do appreciate family more. The mere fact that I didn't have them around all the time, made me never take them for granted. However, there were moments when I did see them and I felt like I had missed out on so much family events. I use to wish I was apart of the inner circle (sort of speak) but then I realized we all can't have the dream life, with the perfect family gatherings. So don't be so hard on yourself. The fact that you even try to feel that void for your children speaks wonders about your character. I grew up in a similar situation. And now as an adult I can honestly say I truly do appreciate family more. The mere fact that I didn’t have them around all the time, made me never take them for granted. However, there were moments when I did see them and I felt like I had missed out on so much family events. I use to wish I was apart of the inner circle (sort of speak) but then I realized we all can’t have the dream life, with the perfect family gatherings. So don’t be so hard on yourself. The fact that you even try to feel that void for your children speaks wonders about your character.

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