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[quote=Anonymous]I think you are thinking about this all wrong. You don't want your adult kids to want to come "home" you want them to want to spend time with you and want you in their lives in an active way. In an even more "ideal" life, they won't live far when they are adults and therefore would never need to "return home" when they are grown ups -- just want to come over to hang.

I've thought a lot about this and here are my thoughts --
1. Are you raising your kids in a community that feels like a place they would want to raise their kids? Will they look back on your town/community/city and say "I had an ideal childhood and I want that for my kids "
2. Are your children close? I find that the closest families have adult children who are best friends (and spouses enter the chat as best friends too)
3. Do you make it EASY for your adult children? If they have kids -- do you have a room set up for their kids? A high chair/ crib when they are little.. maybe bunk bed/toys when they get older. 
4. Last and most importantly... do you treat their significant others like they are your children, with love and respect?

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