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Originally Posted by Jhooman
Thank you for your honesty. I'm leaving an only child, now adult 35 and a grandchild. Many people ask me how I could leave my child and granchild and move to Florida. I'm stunned by their judgment. My husband and I want a life where we can be responsible kids again. Swim, bike, dance, play cards, sleep, golf and be with other baby boomers giggling hopefully for another couple of decades.
Even my adult child is miffed by my decision to move. But that's okay, I'm doing what I need to do, she and her husband will be fine, they are educated employed adults. Change is difficult, but being stagnant can be a burden too. I would be very sad if I had to stay in southern California just for my kid. I have never liked the dence population of my area, too much traffic, too expensive for retirement.
The bottom line: I love The Villages and I can hardly wait to get there. Plus it's none of my business what anyone thinks of my decisions. So there!
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My 2 Cents:
We always say you can't follow your kids.
2 of ours first moved to Dallas then 1 went to Houston and each has moved twice within those cities. The 3rd one still lives in MI and is 4 hours from where we summer. Had we gone to TX to be near them once they moved we wouldn't have been close anymore anyway.
We moved to Orlando because we wanted to and visit fairly often; usually us to them since they work.
While we have 5 (#6 in May 2011) we do miss them but they have their own lives and we do to.
We still toss around the idea of TX then squash it just as quickly.