How often do you see your parents?

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Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly etc?

I try to see my dad (who lives an hour away but same city) every second weekend. My mum lives overseas and I see her once a year or every two years, but we send frequent WhatsApp messages and maybe have a phone call once a month. I am flabbergasted at people who see their parents every day! What do you talk about?!

Once every couple of months. It used to be more frequent, but now they are in their 80s they find it harder to come and see me (it's over an hour's drive) and I am quite busy with work and three DC. I speak to them often on the phone.

Twice a week as they provide childcare for my toddler. Why do you want to know?

My mum - at least once a fortnight. She's a very involved grandmother and just a lovely person. Stays with us quite a lot as is having a rough time at the mo. Lives about an hour away.

My dad - lives about 45 mins away but won't see us unless his wife and my half brother (teen) is also free. Also his wife was OW and won't be in the same room as my mum 30 years on. Wife works weekends and DH and I work Mon-Fri so this is...not a great system. Nice guy and means well, but was a bit of a Disney Dad growing up and has never been a particularly involved grandfather even though he is retired now. Honestly think he just watches Netflix all day. No idea why this is so difficult.

MIL/FIL - live 2 hrs away so just see them in school holidays really, but we usually stay over for a day or two. They're a handful but a good laugh. I'd see them more but DH says be careful what you wish for.

PILs both now deceased, DF a few years ago.

I aim to stay at DM’s a couple of days/week. Dementia and 92. Too bad to look after herself, still ok to be in her own home.

In normal times…. Once a month for MIL (FIL died nearly 40 years ago) Rather less for my parents as they lived right across the country.

Some sad stories here, estrangement etc.

I see my parents multiple times a week, they drop in or I do throughout the week. The kids see them at the weekend.
My oh sees his parents weekly mostly and so do the kids unless one of them is unwell and we can't pop down.
We all live in the same town about 15 minutes walk from each other.

Same !

As others have written - why the question.?

First and only post.

A few times a year. We live at least a four hour drive away from them.

Mum daily, as she does the horses with me.

Dad a couple of times a month

My parents are in their late 70s and live around 2 hours away. I see them every 6 to 8 weeks or so probably. They both still drive and have cars, and are often away, but I think that it's frequently enough. They;; come to me, or I will go to them, or we'll meet somewhere for lunch/an exhibition/walk or whatever. I am waiting for the inevitable 'what are you doing for Christmas' question 😂

A few times a month depending on what's going on. Weekly recently since my dd2 got very good at her sport and my dad loves seeing her play.

My mum lives an hour away and works full time so I only really see her every couple of weeks or so.
Haven’t seen my dad for 15 years, he’s a horrible bastard.
I see my lovely in-laws at least twice a week, every Sunday for dinner plus another afternoon/evening normally too.

Once a fortnight roughly although not set in stone. I don’t work Mondays and we meet for them to see DD, currently in nursery.

From next Sept once she is at school it will only be weekends and will be less often, I imagine every 3-4 weeks but we will do school holidays too so perhaps a sleepover for a couple of nights every 6/7 weeks.

They are about 90 mins away, and at the moment they can still drive.

Twice a year usually ( but we stay a week or so)

Mine are five hours away and I am a carer for DH who is housebound. So every few months when I can arrange an alternative for DH.

Rarely : neither are resident in this country.

Every 6-8 weeks or so.

My parents live separately, a 3-4 hour drive away. I see my father about once a year, and I’m estranged from my mother. Neither have ever travelled to see me, despite having free train/bus travel due to being senior citizens.
We’re not really a close family - my mother was physically and emotionally abusive when we were children and my father didn’t protect us at all. He left her shortly after the last of us left home - he had no buffer left.

Used to be about once a fortnight, live close by but everyone was busy. Then Dad became ill and was hospitalised. Mum and I spoke daily and took turns visiting, her four days a week, me three days for six months. Now he has passed and I see Mum at least once a week, sometimes 2/3 times. I wish I had seen Dad more when he was well.

Dead now but when they lived near they came every week for Sunday lunch at a minimum. I'd usually see them once more during the week too.
My husband saw his parents (divorced) about four times a year? Always at his instigation. They lived half hour away.

Dads here now doing some diy for me

I'm very lucky. Normally every 6-8 weeks but depending on whether we are busy

At least once a fortnight. They will hopefully be moving closer to us, if they do I will be seeing them multiple times a week.

A few days a week . If i don't see her we speak on the phone at least one a day. We are very close and mum is my best friend. Still miss my lovely dad (as does mum) who passed away in 2019.

A couple of times a week: one day to do her shop with her and then on Sundays, when I bring her to mine.