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We stayed in one place as kids for the most part. We moved to Maryland when I was 2 and moved houses just twice while we lived there. I have been quite nomadic since moving out (living in NC, MD, NY, CT, MD and NC again since then).

I bought a house in 2005, which we sold when we bought our current house in 2009. If the schools stay "ok" in our area and we are comfortable with our neighborhood as our kid/kids grow up, we will stay where we are. If things start to get sketchy and we get worried about the neighborhood, we'll move somewhere else, but we'll stay in our county, I bet.

We love North Carolina and can't afford to move back to Baltimore now.

I don't live in our hometown (both the hubs and I are born in the same town) because throughout the years it has become a little ghetto and less safe to live in. We moved in a suburb which is known for families.

But my family is close by, I couldnt live far from my parents. Everyone is MAX 20 mins away by car

We live in Dallas about 3 hours from my hometown, where both of my parents were born & raised and where basically all of my family still lives. Our eventual plan once we have kids is to move 2 hours closer (to Austin).

We're currently living in the house I grew up in. My mom moved away about two years ago and offered us this house for a very small amount of rent and we couldn't pass it up. So as far as I can see into the future, my daughter will not only grow up in my hometown but in my old bedroom.

We have every intention of having our children grown up in our "forever" home. A couple years ago, right before the husband and I got married, we bought a house. We bought something big enough to grow into as we have children, and we have no intention of leaving. Obviously things can change down the road, but the plan is to raise our children in this house.

We still don't know where our forever home is. My parents are both from central Iowa but moved to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area shortly before I was born, and have lived there ever since. I loooooove MSP but I don't know if we'll ever go back to stay. My in-laws were military, then my FIL was finishing his degrees and then had trouble holding a job for more than 5 years, so DH moved a lot as a child.

Right now, we are in Central FL because 1. we moved her to be near my MIL in 2009, because she had cancer and it was unclear whether she would make it (she did, praise the Lord!) and 2. DH is in a PhD program in Tampa. At first it was for convenience, but now it turns out that the professors in his particular fields here are recognized as being quite near the tops in their field so even though I'm not a big FL fan it works to stay here, where Chickie is close to her Granma and Papa. Although of course just as everything settles down FIL would have to turn in his resignation at his job down here and start hunting in places like Montana or Chicago. That's our crazy story.

I grew up in one place from my eighth birthday on (but moved three times before that). I adore my hometown and wish I still lived there, but I met DH while I was attending grad school 2.5 hours away, and he has a great job in this area so we have settled in here for the long haul. We bought a great house that we anticipate staying in through raising our kids about a year ago - luckily the weak market let us stretch our budget and get a forever home instead of a starter home. Sometimes I wish we hadn't done it this way - we are paying for a school district we won't use for 6+ years, but we love our house and I love the idea of not moving for 20-30 years!

Hubby and I bought our home that is about 20 minutes away from both of our hometowns. (We grew up in the same town, didn't meet until later in life). When we bought back in 2009, we said that it was our "starter home" because the market was so great for buyers in MI (still is!). Now that we've put work into it, we're reconsidering it as our "forever home."

However, we would ideally like to be in a better school district, have a bigger back yard, and an extra bedroom (our 4th bedroom now is a converted dressing room) and we'd like to have 3 kids. So hubbs and I decided we will be house hunting between Kid #2 and #3....

I've moved 22 times. First I was a military brat, then an MK (missionary kid). Then I grew up and worked for non-profits. Our kids will have a similar experience. It has it's challenges, but it rounds out a person. I'll never regret all the life experiences I've gleaned through my moves.

We bought our house with the intention of staying there for a long time but I'm starting to question how long I'm going to want to live in Atlanta. I think we'll probably end up moving to a smaller city eventually for better schools and a safer environment.