Mate, you seem like a nice lad but you really do need to grow a pair.
As long as they are safe, you and yours are safe then there's no need to worry.
Relax, keep yourself busy, mentally and physically, and one day real soon you too will be able to hug them before not bothering for a few weeks.
"Sorry Dad, I'm real busy right now."
I need to grow a pair because I miss my parents? Eh? Maybe you don't bother for a few weeks with yours, but that's not the same for everyone else you know? They're not a burden. They're a hugely important part of my life and before all of this I saw my parents every other week for a good catchup, and I speak to them every day. I'm really close to them because they're class. Just because you're indifferent and not arsed if you don't see yours for months on end, it doesn't mean others are.
Edit - i'm not worrying, just chatting, cos it helps. It's a really bad habit to tell blokes to 'grow a pair' if they try and open up about things. It's quite an old-fashioned approach, that we know doesn't work.
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