Home sick?

When I was walking home with a friend who just came over to Melbourne to study,
Friend: Do you miss home?
Me: Hmm...it hasn't really been a problem to me...(sounds a bit cold-blooded but it's true though)
Friend: I really miss home. Every time you go back and see your parents, they are getting older and older...That makes me want to spend more time with them.
Me: Ya...I understand that...(trying hard to empathise)
Friend: I wasn't close to them when I was small, but I am getting closer to them as I grow older...
Me: Really? I wasn't close to my parents either...and I don't think I am getting closer to them...(yea...a bit sad...just the way i was brought up)

I don't know why we had this conversation.
I just know her for about an afternoon.
She is nice though.