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I was talking about how I never get to spend time with one of my sets of grandparents because they don't feel like coming from Florida to Texas. The others are a lot older, and have to come from Greece, so it's not easy for them to get here.
I have a similar problem. The only time I get to see my maternal grandfather and his second wife is either at thanksgiving or Christmas, for two half days. The 'normal' routine is that they visit her family in the DC area for two days, then drive here and spend one night here. She's so tired from the trip that she'll fall asleep in any chair she sits in, and they won't stay longer that one night to allow us to spend quality time or to allow them the rest,, which they need, being near 80. Then, last year, she had the gall to tell my mum that we need to visit them more often. They live in Massachusetts, a day and a half drive away. We can't make the trip if we want to see some other part of the country/world, because my father has a job and me and my little brother have to go to school. They are retired and have quite a lot of free time. I like seeing my grandfather (I'm not very close to my stepgrandmother), but I want to see him more. i just wish he made the effort to be a part of my life.