My mom was very sad when I decided to move across the country to San Francisco, California.
I told my mom that we would visit frequently, but work became a chore and it was hard to keep that promise.
After my dad died, my mom started coming more frequently to visit. Last year she visited me in San Francisco three different times. I was absolutely happy to have her as a guest in my home and I did everything possible to make sure that she had a good time while she was there. We visited all of the tourist attractions in San Francisco that we could fit into a week-long visit. We went to Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. We went to the bay and took a fishing charter out to the water. We also went on a whale watching tour. I had a lot of fun with my mom. I never mentioned the fact that I use recreational and medical marijuana, because I assumed that my mom had the same opinion on marijuana as everyone else. When my mom came to visit last month, she brought up recreational marijuana and even mentioned going to a dispensary in San Francisco. That conversation prompted and even longer discussion between my mom and I. I found out that she was thinking about moving to San Francisco just so she could take advantage of the legal recreational and medical marijuana. Of course, having me close again was also something that made my mom consider the move much more heavily.