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[quote=Anonymous]Unless your family is horribly toxic, I think most would like to be able to be close to their families as they start families.

We have thought about moving my MIL here before (after my FIL passed), but that would take her from all her friends and the rest of the family.

We have considered moving there and bringing my family (I’m an only and my parents were willing). That didn’t work out for us because of jobs, and because of the current political mess in that state, I can’t say I’m sad to not be there.

We at one point considered getting legal custody of our niece and nephew. That has all shaken out ok, thankfully.

Ideal world for us would be all our family and friends living in one place. But that’s not the real world. You make the best of your situation.

We still have good relationships with our families. We don’t see them all the time, but the pros of us being where we are outweigh moving. Doesn’t mean we don’t have times being closer would be nice, but we have made peace with our situation and do the best we can to see them as we can.

My mom thought I might move back home after college, but she also knew I made the best decision for me. She’s not mad at me-she’s proud of me.

If the perfect school for your kid is close to home, great. It’s no guarantee they will come home after school is over, though.

Just stop making assumptions about others and their families based on where their kid chooses to attend school.

The one thing my mother REFUSED to do was limit my choices for school. Her dad limited her and she never got over it.[/quote]

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