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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To be fair, I've also waffled back and forth about wanting to be self-sufficient, but after our experiences with aging parents realized it was best to stay close to good medical care for ourselves.  All of our parents have passed away over the last decade, so our remaining family in Colorado is limited to siblings - aunts, uncles, and cousins to our children, plus a few extended family members.

We talked about the scenario of spending summers in Colorado, but don't have the resources for a second house or prolonged stay at a VRBO.  The longest we can stay with a sibling is about two weeks.

Would it only be seven years?  Our kids would presumably be attending local colleges and getting local jobs afterwards.  They consider the area home.  It's all so bizarre.

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I don’t know why you presume your kids will go to local colleges or stay in DC long term. (I grew up in DMV and moved away, you grew up in Colorado and moved to DC.) I also don’t think you should feel obligated to live near your adult children—especially if you have three of them, and they might choose to live in different places. IMO it’s reasonable to want to stay in DC until children are off to college, but not reasonable to want to stay in DC beyond that in case they stick around. At that point, I think you need to give your husbands desires more weight. [/quote]

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