This year I moved from Ohio (where I've lived all my life), where my parents and younger brother (1.5 years younger, we are very close when we were small) lived

This year I moved from Ohio (where I've lived all my life), where my parents and younger brother (1.5 years younger, we are very close when we were small) lived about a half hour from me, but I typically only saw them once a month or so, as my parents and younger brother are very busy and I have four children, which makes going out complicated. Now I'm living in California, a similar distance from my older brother (10y older) who moved away when I was still in middle school. We now see each other twice a week, and my kids now have a real relationship with their cousins and my brother and his wife. This article really made me think; I'm not super sure what my point is exactly, but thinking about things this way can be useful.