tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post2384807424427232050..comments2024-03-28T02:23:23.177-07:00Comments on JohnnyFD.com - Follow the Journey of a Location Independent Entrepreneur: Retiring My Parents.Johnny FDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-63798008843552785032020-11-06T08:30:36.934-08:002020-11-06T08:30:36.934-08:00You are the man of inspirationYou are the man of inspirationDominickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892760646468170505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-37169286424823495222020-06-23T04:27:34.010-07:002020-06-23T04:27:34.010-07:00Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm gla...Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm glad you liked the email I sent out and took the time to come here. I'm sorry for your Dad passing, but it sounds like he lived a long, great life! I'm glad you got to spend time with him as much as you did. Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-14212582126644631832020-06-20T21:46:29.139-07:002020-06-20T21:46:29.139-07:00Oops, I don't know why the site says I'm u...Oops, I don't know why the site says I'm unknown, I'm signed in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302812482577296165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-77798586593604615622020-06-20T21:45:31.346-07:002020-06-20T21:45:31.346-07:00Just read your Father's Day email. Sorry about...Just read your Father's Day email. Sorry about this, I know you don't want comments, and in fact, I rarely feel the urge. I really appreciate how open and honest you are about your thoughts, authenticity is refreshing. My dad passed away about one year ago, and although I had lived abroad for most of my life, things worked out for me to be in California and able to visit often and help care for him before he passed at 97. We had always had a rough relationship, but the last two years of his life were wonderful, the best, and I felt good at the end. Also I got to collect a lot of his childhood and World War 2 stories, which is something I suggest everybody to do...there will come a time when you wish you had collected more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302812482577296165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-28204494252991405992020-06-04T05:41:31.884-07:002020-06-04T05:41:31.884-07:00Oh wow, sorry to hear your parents are in the same...Oh wow, sorry to hear your parents are in the same situation! I hope your business does well and you're able to help support them soon! Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-91719467546790257112020-04-18T13:55:43.929-07:002020-04-18T13:55:43.929-07:00Hey Johny, i have rode the story about your parent...Hey Johny, i have rode the story about your parents and i'm surprised! because your story exactly as mine, realy the same!<br />Our parents in the same age.<br />My dad is made a crash in his work some pallets in the factory that he was working ended up crashing down and landed on him.<br /><br />And my mom tell me that her legs are have problems.<br /><br />I've read posts in your blog and watching your vlog and you are my inspiration, i'm just starting now to build online bussiness and income and pave my way to be a digital nomad.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693613167889370868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-12099801710121102082018-11-06T00:42:28.814-08:002018-11-06T00:42:28.814-08:00Thanks Marc! I appreciate that. If anything, payin...Thanks Marc! I appreciate that. If anything, paying their property taxes now and sending them money is the best way I've ever been able to communicate with them, as actions are easy to understand, even more than words. Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-33434157466066696422018-11-05T08:28:48.712-08:002018-11-05T08:28:48.712-08:00Hey Johnny, thank you for sharing this family acco...Hey Johnny, thank you for sharing this family accomplishment. What gets me the most is how difficult it must have been for you and your parents to communicate, especially for necessary meaningful things like support and emotions. Congratulations for building up your income and going the extra mile to offer your parents that stability, they are truly fortunate. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258781337090606235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-4524585419058403602018-10-13T20:51:50.611-07:002018-10-13T20:51:50.611-07:00Hey Ron, thanks for sharing your story and for fin...Hey Ron, thanks for sharing your story and for finally commenting after reading for so many years! I know what you mean about becoming more and more risk adverse as we get older. But at the same time, we have so much more cushion as well. If I were in your shoes, I'd think about selling the Silicon Valley house is it's either at the top right now, or pretty damn close to it. Invest the money, and travel for a few years to figure out what you want to do next. Or even better, just live overseas and slow travel, 3-6 months in one place at a time. <br /><br />That's what I'm planning to do from now on as the constant moving has been killing my diet and exercise routines. Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-42427648553086083662018-10-13T20:48:17.493-07:002018-10-13T20:48:17.493-07:00Make it a goal, and make it happen! Make it a goal, and make it happen! Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-42599368793750991152018-10-11T11:01:54.213-07:002018-10-11T11:01:54.213-07:00I have been lurking over reading your blog for ove...I have been lurking over reading your blog for over three years. I am in tears reading this post, as it resonates with my own story. My cultural background is similar to yours, and also in the Bay Area. Maybe it's a cultural thing, since 2000, I too, have been sending my mother money every month. Ten years before you, after the Dot.com tech burst I did the nomadic lifestyle in many of the places you did. After a year traveling, returned home broke in 2002 at the most abysmal time in Silicon Valley. The most depressing feeling was to return to a 9-5 grind after having experienced liberation and freedom. Fast forward to today, with a nearly paid off Silicon Valley house and a million $ in investment, I am still stuck in the grinding dread of daily hour commute and mindless preoccupations with dry technical work. The older I get the more risk averse I have become. Longing for nomadic liberation again, but lack the courage to pull the trigger. <br />Your story is inspirational. A lot of things you mentioned growing up resonates with mine. The downside to constant traveling though, it stresses your health. Easy on the alcohol, and get back to your better form. Wish you more successes!Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-53153422876989342442018-04-02T10:15:01.784-07:002018-04-02T10:15:01.784-07:00this post made me CRY MY EYES OUT....I want to be...this post made me CRY MY EYES OUT....I want to be able to do this for my mom!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-86789227165391132442017-11-20T01:05:52.383-08:002017-11-20T01:05:52.383-08:00Hey yup! Both her and my dad are out of the house ...Hey yup! Both her and my dad are out of the house 6 days a week doing stuff which is great as that's what keeps them young, healthy and alive! My biggest fear was that they would both just spend all day on the couch watching TV, but that luckily didn't happen!Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-89983429874985779322017-11-18T15:27:28.074-08:002017-11-18T15:27:28.074-08:00I remember when you first posted this. Without pry...I remember when you first posted this. Without prying too much how is your mums health? Has she become more social? When my grandma retired she said she looked forward to doing nothing but now is more social then I was in my 20’s!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-30679261363170031682017-11-06T02:52:00.488-08:002017-11-06T02:52:00.488-08:00Thanks for sharing your experience. My parent'...Thanks for sharing your experience. My parent's are fortunate that they got lucky buying a house in a city that happened to have a big real estate boom, that they were able to pay it off in full a few years ago so now they are living mortgage free, but mainly because with that, they have a small separate living quarter that they rent out for rental income. They've also always lived very frugally so they don't have many expenses and they prefer to eat at home and cook most meals instead of dining out which helps keeps costs down. Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-88488345621603863192017-11-06T02:43:43.232-08:002017-11-06T02:43:43.232-08:00Thanks Will, I appreciate you sharing your situati...Thanks Will, I appreciate you sharing your situation as well. I think taking care of our parent's is part of the Asian culture that isn't as prevalent in other cultures, but could be a good thing we can help introduce to American culture and other countries where it's not as common. Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-26915934852317321752017-11-06T02:41:34.503-08:002017-11-06T02:41:34.503-08:00Thanks Anna. It's a great goal to write down a...Thanks Anna. It's a great goal to write down and something to works towards! Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-84122202579590956742017-11-04T07:10:33.236-07:002017-11-04T07:10:33.236-07:00Once upon a time it was expected that the children...Once upon a time it was expected that the children would support and care for their parents in old age; it was their filial duty. Today things are not the same, which is why your support of your parents is somewhat unusual and certainly quite honorable: it is the mark of being a loyal son and a man. I am rather older than your parents and the second thing I thought of (after noting your remarkable efforts to help your parents) is this: how the devil do they survive on a thousand dollars a month plus your father's small pension? <br />Limited Blogger Profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192454515104862803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-43478049482353365612017-11-03T17:12:12.737-07:002017-11-03T17:12:12.737-07:00This post resonated with me in several ways bro, t...This post resonated with me in several ways bro, thanks for putting it together. <br /><br />I have a Very similar upbringing coming from a mixed family and my mom barely speaking ANY English(she is Japanese) when she got to the states early on in my childhood. My dad is a military man and rarely speaks about his challenges/feelings and he may have thought I would see this as weakness... or perhaps it's just an old school thing. Not sure. I took a similar stance for most of my life but now I understand how important it is to actually "go through" your emotions and not just dance around or look beyond them. Nonetheless, I admire him so much because he was always there and always had my(and my family's) back no matter what. My mom was my love "rock" so that the coldness from my father during my childhood didn't negatively impact me. She would be there for me to bring some warmth in like most mother's do. :)<br /><br />I also have financial commitments to my family and it's truly an honor to be able to give back to the people that brought you into the world and nurtured you to a point where you could live, grow, sustain and THRIVE on your own.<br /><br />I am happy that you do what you do and that you shared this part of your life to your audience. I hope there will be more people out there to follow suit and think outside of themselves and make sure to take care of those who could have easily let you slip away early on in life. <br /><br />Much love and appreciation Johnny, keep on standing tall and rising high!<br /><br />See you in CM again soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471741751760112995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-66559159184812379052016-12-01T18:01:26.650-08:002016-12-01T18:01:26.650-08:00Inspiring stuff Johnny! Way to go. I would love to...Inspiring stuff Johnny! Way to go. I would love to be able to do this for my parents as well. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037198440580671210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-76595354297774151752016-05-02T20:35:51.813-07:002016-05-02T20:35:51.813-07:00Hey thanks Marius. I agree that our solutions base...Hey thanks Marius. I agree that our solutions based logic can come across as not having empathy but as long as we mean well right? Best of luck in your journey to take care of your mom as well! Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-55518483910367793262016-05-02T16:29:11.868-07:002016-05-02T16:29:11.868-07:00Love it Johnny, it seems we have a similar relatio...Love it Johnny, it seems we have a similar relationship with our parents, as we think the same way, more solution orientated and this sometimes can feel cold to others. <br /><br />Same goal for me and it's on the top of my list for my mum. That's the reason I will work as hard as possible over the next years to make this dream come true, so I have enough when she reaches 65. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration. <br /><br />Best wishes to your parents!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951023878725044919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-33681039976550977072016-03-14T17:41:49.813-07:002016-03-14T17:41:49.813-07:00Hey TG, I'm really honored that you took the t...Hey TG, I'm really honored that you took the time to leave a comment. It really means a lot to me hearing from my readers as I put so much into these posts that I really want to know it is making an impact. <br /><br />I really believe that we should all be in a position where we can help our parents in their old age as they have helped us growing up. Let's all make it a goal and something to work towards and I truly believe it's possible for every one of us to achieve it. Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-90679271751100785422016-03-14T15:24:40.276-07:002016-03-14T15:24:40.276-07:00Oh Johnny- I like never post comments on ANYTHING!...Oh Johnny- I like never post comments on ANYTHING! This store made me tear up and now my throat's sore!! thanks! no really, this is such a lovely thing that you did- I hope one day I'll be in the same boat and will be able to return the support to my family. xxtghenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027316718517312184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194848132778607550.post-14566356215683353242016-02-01T21:36:02.084-08:002016-02-01T21:36:02.084-08:00Thanks AY!Thanks AY!Johnny FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606448957561483887noreply@blogger.com