A call from my granddaughter.

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Carolina just called me. Carolina is over 30 but in some ways, she hasn´t grown up yet. She is living with her BF for over 4 years now and is the proud mom of a dog. She is making arrangements to go and live in Germany and called me to ask me if I wanted to have the German citizenship as she will have it through me. She told me that we could eat in a nice restaurant (her invite) and they would explain all I had to do. I answered SAY WHAT??? I leave my room with difficulty. So I told her that I was not interested and why would I want it. Her answer left me speechless. She told me that if I had the German passport I could go and visit her there any time I wished. Apparently, although she is very bright in some ways, she isn´t in others. In those four years she has never once invited me to her house. I haven´t met her dog. Worse still, if I came across her BF in the street without her, I would not recognize him. The only time I have seen her in a year was when Claudia and Carolina invited me to a joint birthday dinner at a restaurant. That was in October. And she did not come to my own birthday in June. So I have only seen her once in one year. Will I cross the planet, surely at my expense, to visit them in Germany? NO WAY. If my feet get better, I´d go again to Ciudad de Mexico, the place I love best in the world. But I´ll have dinner with them on Thursday. I love dinner invitations. And of course, if the food is too much, I´ll bring my doggie bag. Two of my grandchildren will be now living in other countries. Felipe (Tania´s) is in Spain and goes often to Germany as his wife is practically German. She came from Iran when she was months old. Now Carolina and Enzo will be living in Germany. I wonder what will they do there. Years ago, children always stayed near their parents. Now it is different. How is it in your country?