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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it amazing that people on this board don't seemed fazed about their kids going very far away for college.  If a kid goes to college far away, it greatly reduces their chances of returning after graduation.   That being said many people in the DC area aren't originally from here and may not have plans to stay here indefinitely, so maybe that's it.  They never expected to live close to their kids once they reached adulthood anyways.  As for me, my entire family lives in VA, and it seems normal to be close to family.  The idea of only seeing my adult kids 2x a year is heartbreaking.  If my kid really wanted to go far away to school, I would allow, but I will be honest, I'm certainly not encouraging it in any way. [/quote]

This is abnormal thinking. Cut the apron strings already.[/quote]

NP.  This is not abnormal thinking at all.  Quite the contrary.  [/quote]
+1 the idea of living hours away from family and only seeing them a few times per year is not at all the norm anywhere in the world except for certain pockets or the US. In Fact this is one of the things I find sad and problematic about US culture.[/quote]

Oh my dear. I am European and have cousins who lived or are currently living on every continent except Antartica. My father left his family to lived permanently on the other side of the world. My nephews have lived or plan to live on different continents than the ones they grew up in.

We are a much, much, larger group than you think, poor ignorant person.

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And how often do you see these members of your family, and how often do they all get together?
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