Parents, again

(moved from the old...)

Finally a comment from my parents. "We wish you'd stay here... couldn't she move to Helsinki as well?"

I told them about the price differences and J's studies. Said it's not likely that I'll stay here. Also, I told them that my plan is to leave for good, when I do leave... so I won't be returning humbly, cap in hand, saying I've run out of money or something like that.

Call me a cynic, but I'm pretty sure they want me to stay so they don't have to explain my absence. Imagine having to tell everyone that your (admittedly oddball) daughter is living with her girlfriend (Gasp!) in another city! The humiliation! The agony!