Okay, so I've been trying to plan a trip to see my Dad for the past year or so. He's 87 and lives in Florida. Problem is, my animals and sometimes my health keep me here. Plus there's the hassle of finding someone to pick me up at the airport in Tampa and take me to my Dad's house, like an hour or so away, then drive me back to the airport. Far be it for my sister to drive to the airport, but anyhow that's another rant.
I've spoken with my Dad several times about coming out for a visit to see us instead, all expenses paid by us. He won't fly. Sorry Chief Petty Officer Dad but they don't have submarine service between Florida and Arkansas. He's too old to tolerate the trip by greyhound and the zillion stops they make. No train service here. He can't drive this far and I'm not physically able to drive to Florida with a quick turnaround back to Arkansas.
So...Dad calls me the other day to ask about the weather. Then he asks how my animals are doing. He says he'd like to see our farm someday. I told him he could see the farm for himself, if only he'd fly out here. Many times I've told him that we have a place for him right here on this farm should he ever need to give up living alone. Not in the house with us, we could set him up a mobile home on the property, where I'd be close by.
This time when I mention him flying out here he doesn't argue with me. He doesn't tell me it'll be a cold day in Hawaii. He just laughs and says maybe someday.
Now I know Dad is lonely right now. His girlfriend just had hip surgery, so they can't be going out each night painting the town red.
Dad seems to think alot of my DH. They've only met once, on our 2007 trip to Florida, but they got along well. I told DH that I would like him to call Dad sometime this week and use every persuasion he has to convince Dad to come out here for a visit. For me and my Dad it's an old battle. The more I push, the more he pushes back.
Coming from DH though....think it might work? One super stubborn man to another?
I've spoken with my Dad several times about coming out for a visit to see us instead, all expenses paid by us. He won't fly. Sorry Chief Petty Officer Dad but they don't have submarine service between Florida and Arkansas. He's too old to tolerate the trip by greyhound and the zillion stops they make. No train service here. He can't drive this far and I'm not physically able to drive to Florida with a quick turnaround back to Arkansas.
So...Dad calls me the other day to ask about the weather. Then he asks how my animals are doing. He says he'd like to see our farm someday. I told him he could see the farm for himself, if only he'd fly out here. Many times I've told him that we have a place for him right here on this farm should he ever need to give up living alone. Not in the house with us, we could set him up a mobile home on the property, where I'd be close by.
This time when I mention him flying out here he doesn't argue with me. He doesn't tell me it'll be a cold day in Hawaii. He just laughs and says maybe someday.
Now I know Dad is lonely right now. His girlfriend just had hip surgery, so they can't be going out each night painting the town red.
Dad seems to think alot of my DH. They've only met once, on our 2007 trip to Florida, but they got along well. I told DH that I would like him to call Dad sometime this week and use every persuasion he has to convince Dad to come out here for a visit. For me and my Dad it's an old battle. The more I push, the more he pushes back.
Coming from DH though....think it might work? One super stubborn man to another?
