Little House on the Prairie, Season 9

Charles:
[to Albert] I talked to Laura. She and Almanzo are making plans to come and see you before I take you home.

Albert:
Pa, I've been thinking. I want to go home, but I don't want to go home to Burr Oak. I want to go home to Walnut Grove.

Charles:
Walnut Grove? But you ought to be with your family.

Albert:
Pa, just hear me out. I've been trying to think about what I'd like to do with the time I've got left. You know, seeing some of the places I've been talking about going to see, but my mind keeps going back to Walnut Grove.

Charles:
But your Ma--

Albert:
I've been thinking about that, too. I've been thinking about Ma, and my brother, and my sisters. Pa, I don't want them to watch me die. That's all they'd be doing, watching it happen. They won't be able to do anything about it. It's better for them.

Charles:
No. They want to be with you.

Albert:
But I don't want them to be. I don't have much time left. I want to spend it doing as many things as I can. Things I used to do when I was a kid. I know it sounds selfish, but it's my last chance.

Charles:
Albert, I understand how you feel, but--

Albert:
No, you don't understand. Nobody understands how I feel but me. I know you're trying to, but you don't know. It's my time, Pa. Don't you think I have a say in what I want to do with the rest of my life?