Anonymous wrote:My sil grew up on east coast but loves California. Her two dds lived in california and boston but consider themselves east coast people.

I am an east coast person mainly because I want to avoid narural disasters. Love visiting though.

Anonymous wrote:My sil grew up on east coast but loves California. Her two dds lived in california and boston but consider themselves east coast people.

I am an east coast person mainly because I want to avoid natural disasters. Love visiting though.

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Anonymous wrote:My son has two friends who went to school on the West Coast and never came back. My other son's girlfriend just finished her first year there for college and has already said she's staying there.

I hope you were joking about forbidding your kid. As much as I would hate it if my kids moved far away, I could never do that to them. I want my kids to live and make their own choices. It's not about me, it's about them.

Although i agree that “forbidding” them is too strong and may eventually backfire, I do believe that it’s not only about them but that to a more limited extent, it’s about the family. I’ve tried to raise my kids to realize that they do have responsibilities to the family. Time will tell if I’ve been successful.

Anonymous wrote:It's too far away. We are not allowing dc to apply on West Coast. Friend whose daughter went to college in CA for freshman year spent $10K on flights for her daughter to go back and forth. Her daughter transferred after first year and now is back on East Coast. We are also limiting geographic range on the East Coast, too. I don't see any reason to go to college so far away from home.