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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s clear that the whole notion that families should move to different edges of the country and fend for themselves doesn’t work. This isn’t really evident until you have kids . . . I moved from DC to a smaller town where people tend to have local family (and where I have family). It’s better to have grandma than a babysitter, but it’s also nice to be close enough to help when grandma has medical issues. No amount of hiring/outsourcing can replace the ease/comfort of family. [/quote]

+1 GenX here. DH and I both moved away from family and it would have been nice to have had them nearby (well, my family, he had no desire to be near his toxic family).

When the kids all spread out to different places, the parents have to pick one to live near, if they want to be near a kid/grandkids. My parents moved to live near my sister and were very involved in helping with her kids. Now dad has died and mom lives with my sister so she handles all the elder care.

Growing up, my grandmother moved to live near us and helped some but she couldn't drive so her help was mainly babysitting on Friday nights so my parents could have a date night. My parents would drop us off and we'd stay the night.

I would definitely want to move to be near at least one of my kids/grandkids if they don't settle in the DC area.[/quote]

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