My kids are missing out because we live so far away from their grandparents
I?m lucky: My parents are still here to answer the phone when I call. But there are days when the distance between us (4,193 kilometres and five provinces, to be exact) feels infinite. And I want nothing more than to teleport them into the school gym so they can see how sweet my daughter is singing in her holiday pageant. Or make dinner for us so I don?t have to. Or simply give me a hug.
I moved from Toronto to Vancouver for university, and I stayed there for 13 years before a new job and some serious homesickness drew me back to Ontario, with a boyfriend who would become my husband and where our two little girls would be born. My mom and dad were able to hold each of my children hours after their births. The photos we have of those moments show a family beaming with love and pride. Which is why it was so hard to leave again when our careers called us back west and we relocated to Kelowna, BC. While we?re all getting used to the distance?connecting through FaceTime and celebrating holidays without them-?it hasn?t become easier. It?s hard to raise kids without my parents? support. And we miss them. This hit me especially hard last fall, when my social media feeds were flooded with links to a study out of the University of Oxford that touted the scientific benefits of raising children near their grandparents.
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