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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the article yet, but have thought a lot that I kind of wish I had just stayed in the town where I grew up surrounded by family. My friends who have done that have so much easier lives. Even if they pay for full time child care, it's just so much easier when there is occasional help from grandparents, cousins, etc. And I think we're all happier with a network/community of people around us. That's so much easier to establish in a place where you have extended family. [/quote] I have thought this too, occasionally, but I would never admit this out loud. I left the lightly populated farm state to come East and make a name for myself. I succeeded in that, I guess, and I've had so many experiences here that would not be possible in my hometown. But 25 years later, I do find myself missing a life with extended family around all the time. Not necessarily under one roof, just a couple of zip codes away. [/quote]
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