How far away are you from your parents?

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Driving time wise?

Currently live abroad, but want to move back to be closer to my parents, now they’re getting a little older. We’ve seen a great job for Dh (my job is much easier to find in every area, Dh’s not so much) it’s 30 minutes drive from my parents, is this close enough? I was hoping to be close enough to just nip over when needed and for them too, is 30 minutes a bit far or average?

10 mins from my Dad & step mum, 30 from my Mum & her partner, 5 mins from FIL & his partner, 5 mins from MIL

Out of those, I see my Mum most

According to Google Maps, 605 miles, including the English Channel.
Not far enough.

No longer with us but it was a four hour drive minimum. For DH his Father retired to Spain and MIL who is the only one still with us it’s three hours.

I live just over an hours drive away from my mum, and 2 hours from Mr Pony's family. It's a real ball ache when it comes to helping out with aging parents, although we are both tied to our current location through work and there's no getting away from this.

6-7 hours depending on traffic, about 4 hours on public transport.

We live in the town next to the city i grew up in, so we’re about 10 mins from my mum & about 20 from my dad. We both work in the city though so drive there most days. In-laws moved about an hour away for cheaper housing.

About a 1 hour drive from my parents. Quite a bit further than I would like but we still find time to do things together on weekends. DH's mother is about a 5 minute drive but we hardly see anything of her 🙄

2 miles- 10 minutes drive. 30 minutes sounds ok, if there won't be loads of traffic.

Mine and DHs are dead, I'm old, but DS is about two and a half hours away from us

Two and a half hours drive from my Mum, which is starting to concern me a little as she’s early 80’s and lives alone, although she has an excellent neighbour who is also a long term friend. I try to visit every 6 weeks or so for 2/3 days as she’s not really able to travel by train to us and she doesn’t drive. She’s pretty independent and reasonably healthy and financially has no worries.
We’re four hours drive from MIL who also lives alone. We visit her every 6-8 weeks for a couple of days at a time but worry less about her due to her having close family very close by.

3 minute drive, 10 minute walk - I stop in on my way home from work most days to deliver anything needed / do bits and pieces around the house etc which is needed more and more due to age.

PFB lives a 15 minute drive away - visits once a week.

DH's parents - 8 hour drive, 1 hour 30 flight - see them every couple of months - very hard being so far away from them as they get frailer in their late 80s.

Sadly about 8 or 9 hours from DF. I wish he hadn't moved.

30 min drive from mine and 4 hour drive from the in laws. I know which feels less of a worry as they all approach 80!

No idea, my Mum put drugs before us and I've no idea if she's alive or where she lives, she took off one day. Dad was a waste of space and also no idea where he lives.

3-5 mins away

I think 30 min is a good distance. We're 10 hours' drive from my parents and 3.5 hours from ILs. It makes it difficult.with small kids.

About 20 minutes by car and a 10 minute walk to DH's parents.

I'm 5000 miles away but if I were to ever move back I'd want to be walking distance. But that probably because I've been so far away for so long...

7 hours

Less than a five minute walk from my parents. Was five minutes drive to in laws but they are deceased.

A ling way ... heaven abd earth

If you want to 'pop' in, I would say 30 mins is the maximum driving time. If you want to 'pop' in multiple times per week, I would live closer.

I live 4 hours from my parents. My brother and sister live 1 hour away and 1.5 hours away respectively. There is never, ever any popping in, we plan our trips.

About 5,000 miles from mine, about 800 miles (12h drive) to one of my DP’s parents and about 1,300 miles (a day and a half’s drive) from the other in another direction!

1.5hrs
Easy to go there and back in a day. I don’t want to be any closer really as I’d feel under pressure to visit more!

2 hours from my mother and 6 hours from my dad.