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This pretty much exactly sums up why we packed up our 3 kids (3 weeks, 1.5yrs and 3yrs at the time) and moved from Seattle back home to Portland where all my fa
by manyxcxi 10y ago
This pretty much exactly sums up why we packed up our 3 kids (3 weeks, 1.5yrs and 3yrs at the time) and moved from Seattle back home to Portland where all my family is 20 minutes away and hers is only a couple hours. We're 6 months in and, minus the income tax, it's the best decision we've made as parents.
Not having family, or people that are that close to you in your general vicinity makes a hard task incredibly more so.
- eikenberry 10y agoIt's not like that for everyone. We moved to Portland (partly) to get away from our families back east. They were like more kids, adding more stress than relieving.
- dagw 10y agowhere all my family is 20 minutes away To me this would be the factor that beats all others. Having raised a kid in perfectly nice area but with zero family or friends close by that could really help out, I'd probably consider moving to just about anywhere on earth to be closer to someone who could lend a hand.