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Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com
I would do it if you want to do it , not because you feel guilty . I know a lot of people who split the year , it’s a great benefit to be able to stay connected to your roots. If I was ever forced to make a choice between both places no matter how much I love the villages I would choose Boston . I think many people as much as they love being in Florida would love to go back to there home towns , but the costs of those communities they have left has gotten to high .FYI for me my plan since the day I came to fl over 20 years ago , was to always go home for good at around 85 years old, well I’ll very soon be 84 and I still have the same plan , Florida has been fun , but it’s not Boston
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I lived within 50 miles of Boston my whole life. I raised my children in NH. 7 years ago after being divorced, I met someone from Florida and eventually moved down here. I was very close to my children but they were older with their own lives. I had a 1 year old grandson and it was very hard for me to move and leave them in NH. I'm fortunate enough to be able to travel back to NH about six times a year. We travel to NH and stay with my daughter for a few weeks in the summer. I also face time with her and now two grandchildren almost every weekend. I still miss them like crazy but they have jobs and their kids are involved in sports, so the time we would be able to be with them would be limited. I worked my whole life to get to this point and to retire and travel. I raised my kids to be hard workers and to be independent and they are wonderful humans. It takes a while to get used to being apart but it gets easier.