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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we are in opposite situations and it's not better on the other side.  DH and I are both from the DC area and decided to raise a family here for many reasons--great job market, friends here, etc. but mostly because our parents would be around to spend time with the kids.  My mom/MIL would talk about how they couldn't wait to have grandkids for 7 years before we started our family.  They were over the moon that the kids would be so close and they could spend time with them, blah, blah, blah.

My in-laws and parents are BOTH retiring and moving within the year to locations a few hours away.  Granted, not as far as SC but not close enough to just pop by and hang out for an afternoon.  Glad we had other reasons to stay in DC because clearly the grandparent reason didn't pan out.

The lesson I learned---do what's best for you, DH and your kids.  No one else is relocating (or in my case staying) to provide for your needs so you sure-as-hell don't need to move to accommodate other people.  [/quote]

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