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Devan

United States

August 11, 2010

Right now I am visiting my family in Arizona, one of the hottest states in the USA. By hottest I literally mean hot, as in temperature. It is currently 110 degrees (fahrenheit) here. Where I live in Portland, Oregon, the temperature is much cooler, which has led my friends to ask, "Why, oh why, would you go to the desert in the middle of summer?" The reason is because my family lives here, and since I am in school during the rest of the year, this is one of my only opportunities to come see them. Between work and a full school schedule, I don't get much time throughout the year to take vacations. So the one or two times a year I am actually able to take time off from both work and school, my family generally pressures me to see them.

As much as I love my family, this is difficult for me, because once in a while I would like to save my money and vacation time to go somewhere I've never been, like Europe or Hawaii. Yet, it seems like I am guilt-tripped into coming to my home town that I've already seen hundreds of times over and over again. 

Do any of you guys have this problem? Have you ever skipped out on coming home for the holidays or summer vacation in favor of vacationing with your friends? Were your parents offended that you chose to use your free time NOT seeing them?

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04:13 AM Mar 02 2012

CatcheR

CatcheR
Iceland

Oh, taxi really cool, did you drive that?

09:24 PM Feb 11 2011

Honey-pig

Honey-pig
China

I was always being at the school where in my living city, so i didn't have that trouble till i'm working out of my hometown right now. But i came home to see my parents and my boyfriend at least two times a year, that's the only free time i have for a year, so it's nearly impossible for me to travel. I hope i could make it this year, maybe go to some places never been with my families together. Isn't it a win-win situation?

05:26 AM Dec 13 2010

hncuong1978
Viet Nam

 Hi Devan, how's it going ? I hope everything is going well with you. For the subject of coming home versus going vacations, I think you should coming home at least once in a year so that everyone in family has a chance to catch up each other. We might have another chance to go to Europe or Hawaii if we miss one, but family deserves to a chance to care each other

04:21 AM Sep 19 2010

osamab18
Sudan

I think you must be under order of your parents becouse we ( muslim) believe parents obedience after our god obedience this is in our holy book ( quran)

11:14 AM Sep 05 2010

Romio79

Romio79
Russian Federation

 Weii, when I was at the university I used to go home every half a year. Then I have been visiting parents one time in year or even one time in two years. And it do not cause any problems. Nowadays when we have phones, cell phones, skype, etc. it's much easier to be in connection with relatives. You can call them even every day if you want. So I think it's okay to go on vacation with friends instead of visiting parents. Unless there is important reason to visit them like wedding of your brother or sister or birthday or smth else and the hole famile is going to be their. 

01:54 AM Sep 05 2010

happy.leila80
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

 I think you should disscussed with ur parents about this issue, i am sure that they understand u, but never forget them

06:30 AM Sep 01 2010

yeing36
Thailand

 your parents wait to see you every long-weeken. They keep looking on the road to see your car drive home.

01:43 AM Aug 31 2010

kimtuyen

kimtuyen
Viet Nam

  I ALSO  USUALY COME BACK TO MY HOME TOWN WHERE I GOT SWEET MEMORIES THAT I CAN NEVER FORGET IN MY LIFE ALTHOUGH I AM IN ANYWHERE.