+1 My wife and I both moved away from our families long before we had kids. I think the age of having kids also plays into the moving away for work as it's some

+1 My wife and I both moved away from our families long before we had kids. I think the age of having kids also plays into the moving away for work as it's something that's just not on your mind. Anyways, the difference between our family unit and our friends who have local family & ties is night and day different.