A Statement Of Fact

It has been helpful discussing The Old Town and parents with people who never left and also with expats.  The former may drift into a sense of outrage at my abandonment while the latter feel some sense of resignation and powerlessness.  I mean: if being a caretaker was important to me - and being taken care of - I wouldn't have left.  It is a statement of sorts.  If those relationships were critical on a daily basis I'd still be there.  Obviously they're not - and this doesn't imply a lack of love rather a lack of need.