[Xcelerate]

“Live next to your relatives because if they get in a car accident and you live across the country you won’t be there to tell them goodbye.”

^Another one I’ve never understood. Like geez, hopefully my daughter doesn’t give up her life dreams just based on the possibility I might be in a freak accident one day...

[boothby]

When my dad was battling cancer a decade ago, the distance from Seattle to Vancouver was maddening. In the end, I regretted not just taking some months off of school to spend time with him in what would be his last year. But now, it's my mom's time around... and I haven't moved back or taken extensive leave. But I'm calling her often enough that we're talking about daily life more more than cancer; enough that we run out of things to talk about. Proximity is nice, but contact is the most important thing.