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[quote=Anonymous]For a specific, once in a lifetime type career opportunity, I would do it. Just to chase some notion of excitement/grass is greener type lifestyle change, I would stay put. Having family close-ish by has been so so helpful for me. My mom was 6 hours away and moved 3 hours away a few years ago. She’s been able to come help when I had a medical emergency and had to go to the hospital while DH was out of town for work, when our house flooded in the middle of the night, and several other things of that nature. It’s one thing to ask a neighbor to take the kids for a couple hours while family races into town vs 8+ hours or overnight for someone to book a flight. And then there are the fun little things. My mom has been able to come to ballet recitals, sports, and preschool programs - small things not worth a flight or an all day drive, but totally doable for a quick weekend trip. My ILs are a flight away and they come visit a few times a year, but it’s not the same relationship. It’s also expensive for our family of 5 to fly anywhere, and travel with little kids is a pain, so we don’t get there very often. We haven’t gotten to the age of ailing parents yet, knock on wood that is a while off, but I imagine all the last minute helping in an emergency stuff in reverse will be a huge help.

We bought a house in the suburbs and I was not really excited about it either. I am much more a city person, but it has been great living here. We love our neighbors, the kids have lots of friends to play with all the time. If we had the chance to move to Paris or someplace exciting for a couple years, I’d jump on it. But just to move to a different suburb of a different city for the same suburban life we have here...not worth it. [/quote]

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