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I did not visit my father in his last two years

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France ยท ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง Family & Parenting ยท 40-49

What happened

He lived three hours away. I was always busy, always planning to go "next month". He died in March. I had seen him four times that year.

Time lost2 yearsEmotional costPermanent

What I learned

Nobody has ever regretted the drive. Put the visits in the calendar like meetings, because everything else already is.

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