i know exactly how u guys feels (choco, chinti, n cheeni) believe it or not i've had similar experiences as the 3 of u. my dad came to the US in 1990 and my sis n i live in india until 1998 so i know how u feel bout missing ur parents choc. my dad couldn't come visit us for 2-3 yrs at a time and the my mom would come to US to visit him but my sis n i couldn't get visas. my mom n i have suffered a lot in india without my dad (i wouldn't wish wat i went through even for my enimies), but then we finally got visa and we all came to US n we r together now, thank god for that. it's horrible living without even 1 member of ur family and its not the same talking to them on the phone or seeing them for a few days. now the prblm is that i miss my cousins, aunts n uncles, n all my friends in india. i have a very close relationship with all of them as they were all there for us when my dad wasn't in india. it's just the 4 of us here in US n i miss india n the rest of my family in india terribly.
i think this has gone long enough, n i agree with u guys this forum is like a family n it feels great to share this with u guys.