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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow-- a great question! I love my new house because I had it built, so everything is tailored to my liking, but looking back, the only home that genuinely felt like home is the house I grew up in.

I spent my first 17 years there, and that's the place I think of when I think of home. I doubt I will ever be able to recapture that warm and safe feeling anywhere else.[/quote]

Same.  My parents moved into brand new when I was 4.  I had two older siblings.  We grew up there.  Every Xmas Eve I can remember has been in that home. My kids have had every Xmas Eve in that home.  I'm 52 and my dad passed away surrounded by my silblings and mom in the family room and my brother remarked it was the first time in years it was just the '5 of us again'.  The grandkids had and inlaws had left by then.  It was a very special and moving moment.  We were the house that hosted so many of the neighorhood parties and my dad was a great cook and huge entertainer.

My boys LOVE our home. My oldest also moved into this home when he was 4.  I like our home and love our neighborhood/location, but it's not 100% my taste or layout.  I love its curb appeal and front/back yard.  I am glad my boys (now teens) have the warm, fuzzy feeling for it that I had with my childhood home.

It really is wonderful to have that safe place filled with good memories.  We plan to renovate the kitchen and some things when the boys leave for college and I think then it will feel more like 'me'.  Prior owners had done a brand new renovation, but the counters and floor in the kitchen were never my true taste or style. It's got a ton of counter space so I couldn't justify pulling it all out when it was brand new.[/quote]

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