How often do you see your parents?

[RhodaCamel]

Obviously with lockdown this has been a bit different lately but on average, but I wonder how often do other people go and see their parents?

Mum at least once a week, Dad and step mum once or twice a month.

Around every 2-3 months usually. They are around 1hr40mins away.
It has been 6 months now due to them shielding.

Every week (with the odd exception). We go over for a few hours later Sunday afternoon, have tea and then play cards.
My dc are now 17 & 14 and recently dc1 has said going to see grandma and grandad is just spending time with people he likes, rather than a "family visit" as with his other grandparents.

My mum looked after the dcs while I was working when they were small, so I'd see her 2 or 3 times a week as well.

My dad maybe twice a year and only when he asks as I have no interest in a relationship with him.

My mum and step dad used to be every couple of months but we’ve been seeing them much more since lockdown has relaxed. Mainly I think because normally our diary is so jam packed but obviously recently we’ve had lots of free weekends where plans have been cancelled

I visit my mum three times a week, my dad died earlier this year so lockdown has been really difficult for her, I live about 4 miles away.

We live 10 miles away from my parents - pre lockdown we saw them couple of times a week & maybe one weekend a month. Mum recently retired but before then she was based in my town & would come for lunch 2/3 times a week.

My husband’s family we see less - he has a difficult relationship with his mum & FIL is dead. While FIL was alive/ill we saw them at least monthly, since he has died MIL isn’t really interested. In fact we’ve seen her only once since last November 🤷‍♀️

I see my mum usually every week. My sister sees our mum usually just special occasions like mothers day or someone's birthday. My brother sees our mum probably once or twice a year.

We usually see my parents most days (live in the same town, use them for childcare) and PILs once a month/every 2m (live 1.5h away)

We're seeing my parents again most days (I go there to work as they have a much bigger house and garden rather than have 2DC in a flat all day) and haven't seen PILs since Feb - they've met 6m old DS2 once.
If they want us to we'll go visit in August before DS1 starts reception.

We don't live in the same country as them, so twice a year. Usually they visit here once and we visit there once (although we have missed visits, they aren't set in stone). With the virus it'll be at least another year before we see each other though, I don't want them or us on a plane.

It varies but at least 3-4 times a week. They live a short walk away and help with childcare. I've seen them every day this week, I know I'm lucky to be in this position.

I see my mum face to face about twice a year, whats app messaging 2 or 3 times a week.

Probably every 1-2 months for my parents. They live an hour away and expect us to stay at least a whole day ( if not overnight) so it's harder with older teens to have a whole day free from work/sports etc! They do occasionally pop in if they're passing by though

In laws - every other week. They're also an hour away but only want a visit up to a couple of hours - and aren't so bothered if the children don't come- so easier to see them more frequently. They're also much older than my parents so need help round the house occasionally

4-5 times a year. They live 3 hours away. That will be usually twice me visiting them, once them visiting me, once visiting my sister and then occasionally other get togethers.

My mum, Christmas I think? She's a 10 minute drive away, unfortunately my brothers kids are more interesting than mine . 🤷‍♀️

My dad, usually twice a week, sometimes more.
He lives a good 25 minutes on the motorway away.
He normally comes here.

My FIL died before I met DH, MIL once a year, though probably not this year due to CV.

We have approx 5 occasions a year where me and my siblings (and our families) all visit my parents together.
We probably go to them another 3 or 4 times a year as well, as do 2 of my siblings, but separately.
During term time, they will visit us once or twice a month on the way back from looking after my sister's DC.
So I suppose that adds up to around 20 times a year.

Oh, they are a 50-minute drive away, as that's obviously relevant.

Mine are dead, we see fiancé’s once a week or so - sometimes twice. They live 45 minutes or so away.

Never. I dont think digging up their grave is appropriate.

Df 20 years ago..
Dm over 8 years ago..
Ils over 5 years ago.
Life is stress free...

My mum everyday, her and my stepdad live across the road. My stepdad usually at the weekend because he works. PIL live about 15 minutes away and we would have seen them 3-4 times a week with childcare and church but maybe twice a week at the moment

It always baffles me how such a huge amount of people on here have little/no relationship with their parents like it's the norm. I see so many threads about it. IRL I don't know anyone who has a shit relationship with their parents compared to on here. I see mine about once or twice a week.

Usually every 2 months, but it's been 6. They're 75 miles away, I'm not that bothered really, but I think it's made my mum realise how much I go to them they only ever come here at Christmas every 2nd year
My mums mum and family are here and I see my grandmother and aunties daily, my mum uses the but I don't drive excuse a lot, but there are regular trains and my grandmother is very elderly. She retires soon so won't have the excuse that she's working (2days), it was during lockdown that I realised that she never puts herself out of her comfort zone, or anything that inconveniences her, so I'm going to stop that too.

Maybe the ones with dps not suitable in having a relationship with are actually ballsy folk who have boundaries...

Parent in my case as my mum's dead but I see my dad at least once a week. The in laws live further away so we see them once a month ish. I missed my dad terribly during lock down.

My Dad is no longer with us but pre-lockdown we visited my Mum for 3 nights at a time every school holidays, so once every 6-7 weeks. She lives 5 hours' drive away