It will take us 6 hours of travelling for a four hour visit and he's still going to complain that we don't stay long enough! It's very difficult to fill the four hours as it is-we take him for lunch then back to his house where we sit and chat over a cup of tea. Once we've gone through the family conversation about what everyone is doing we're sort of stuck. He has no interest in anything anybody else has to say so we have to fabricate an interest in football or coin collecting. It's also very tiring as he's extremely deaf and we spend a lot of time 'speaking up' (aka shouting) I usually leave absolutely exhausted and I probably shouldn't be doing this as I'm not fully recovered from the asthma/chest issues I've had all summer. Have to support DH though.
Daughter not allowed to know new baby’s name until she visits him
