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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes it's always been the case that kids generally speaking don't go all that far away for college.  Going far away is a DCUM striver kind of thing and it has its consequences.  The kids go away to an expensive college with a big name and the parents are happy for four years -- then the kids graduate, don't come back, and raise the grandkids in another city.  Your relationship with all of them becomes one of frantic gatherings during holidays and that's about it.  The closeness is gone forever.

But, hey, their big name colleges and impressive jobs sure make for good conversation at cocktail parties, eh?  [/quote]

This is a very interesting view.  Like a lot of people on this board, I would love for my child to go to the best college they get into wherever it may be, and pursue their dreams in a city where they can learn and thrive and be successful in their chosen field.  I don't want them to go to our state school and live their entire lives in one small part of the country - being exposed to other people who have other backgrounds and beliefs will widen their world immensely.  I don't need to name their big name colleges and impressive jobs since I went to two Ivies myself.[/quote]

Yet you still feel compelled to point out that you went to Ivies.

You can do everything that you have just described without living hundreds of thousands of miles away from where you grew up and where your family is.  And what the hell are you talking about when you say you want them "being exposed to other people who have other backgrounds and beliefs to widen their world immensely?"  The DMV is one of the most diverse in the entire country.  You don't have to move to California for diversity for Pete's sake.

And of course you say that for your child now, but a couple decades from now when you barely see you kid and don't know your grandchildren you might hum a different tune.

It's just so odd that y'all want your kids to move away and never come back.  Makes no sense.[/quote]
I don't get the big deal. if my kids are happy and love California, great! They're not obligated to live with me their entire lives.[/quote]

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