@amberpep I get it about talking with our children about depression and other mental health issues. I had talked with my daughter about the depression we both were experiencing, so she fully understands. She has periods of depression and talks with a therapist. My son is a different story. His response was that I needed to pray more and read the Bible more. He demonstrated a total lack of understanding and compassion. That was 15 years ago, and I'm not sure that he's ever figured it out. He and his wife are clueless about why I have a service dog, who, by the way, is most unwelcome in their house. It's hard for me to handle his judgement of me.

On the good side - both of them call nearly every day. My wife is usually the one who talks to them, but if we're sitting next to each other in our double recliner, we put them on speaker phone. Our son is a truck driver, and he calls when he's on his way back home, so we talk for a half hour or so. Our daughter calls and she and my wife use Bluetooth and will visit for as long as 5 hours. They just go about their day, chatting as if they were live and in person.

We have no interest at all to move so we can be close to one of our kids. Our son lives in Indianapolis, close to his in-laws, and our daughter is a Coast Guard wife, which means that they get transferred every few years. They're considering moving to Oregon when he retires. I think he has 5 more years of duty. It would be nice to see our granddaughters more often.

Gotta go. Time for a shower and bed.

Jim