Building A Social Circle

I was thinking recently about the conversations my dad and I had before my grandfather s memorial a few years ago. I live across the country now, and I was planning to go back for it. And he responded with something well intentioned along the lines of "no one expects you to come if it s difficult (implied because you live so far away )". And I responded with "But I WANT them to expect me to come, because it s important and because I want to be a part of the family, not just an add-on who... Building A Social Circle
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