GTKY: born and raised

[klong11]

How many of you are born and raised in the state you now reside? Same city? (You don't have to say which state or city, obvi)


Just curious. My husband is born and raised in Austin and most of his friends are too. Was wondering how often that actually happened. Maybe because it is Austin, people don't move away, idk. 

I'm born and raised in Texas, but I've lived in various cities. 

[guster]

I was born in Brooklyn; we moved to Westchester when I was 4. I've lived here ever since. My high school friends are all over the country, but my college friends mostly stayed in their home towns.
I think about it a lot as we work on our search for a new house (especially looking in Connecticut). I feel like I'll always be a New Yorker, even if we move.

[nam2013]

Not in a state, but born and raised in the street behind the street where I live now. I've move twice, with dh, a whole mile from where we live now. I like where I live 😉.

[xolastunicornxo]

I was born in Casper, Wyoming but we moved when I was six weeks old to Reno, nv. I grew up in the same house in reno from about 3 until I left for college in AZ at 18. My parents just sold the home a few years ago. Now we're in AZ and I don't see us going anywhere. A majority of my high school friends still live in reno.

[tgrimes]

I was born in OK and moved to HOuston when I was 5. Then went to college in OK, lived in Little Rock for a bit with my ex-husband and then moved back to Houston when he got transferred down here.

MH was born and raised here. He went to college in AL, lived in Detroit for a year and moved back to Houston a year later because Detroit was not delightful.

[slenle]

I was born in eastern Iowa and moved to southern mn when I was five (also where dh was born and raised). I lived there until I moved to St. Paul for college. dh and I moved to a small town for a couple years for his job after college and then moved here after we got married which happens to be the same town my sister is in and then my parents moved here last year to be closer to us

[yummeecookee]

I think I've mentioned it before, I was born overseas. Moved to US when I was a toddler. First state I ever lived in was TX.

Eventually moved to my current state, where my dad's family is from. Ive lived in quite a few areas of this state.

[trtlcrzy]

I was born near sacremento, CA and my family moved back to SD when I was 4 months old. We lived in a small town an hour south of where we are now, moved to the town I spent my childhood at when I was in K. I lived there until I graduated HS, moved to Denver for 5 months and then back here. I moved to a different town for college and then back here. The town I grew up in is literally 3 minutes from our house.

[jewels]

I am a Jersey girl through and through. I grew up in a town about 15 minutes from where I live now. Other than 4 years of college in Massachusetts, I have lived in a few towns in Jersey, but all within 15 minutes of where I grew up.

Almost all of my high school friends still live in Jersey. It's actually sort of weird that almost no one moved away. I am still close to a number of high school friends.

MH was born and raised in Maryland and lived there till he moved to NJ when we moved in together.

[snoopmommymom]

Born and raised in Chicago (and a suburb). Moved away for college, lived overseas, then ended up in NYC for grad school. Now in a suburb of NYC and most people here never left the town they grew up in.

MH grew up in Oklahoma and now lives in NY.

[cagoldi]

Born in Anaheim and moved around a lot when I was little but always in LA or OC.

We finally settled in Fullerton when I was in second grade and I consider that my hometown. The city we're in now is right next to Fullerton, and also borders Yorba Linda, where my dad lives. Both sisters are still in Fullerton, so is Pete's dad.

I do see us leaving someday but probably not until we retire. Even then, maybe not? So long as I can find a good place to rescue my goats and my mom and sisters can plop down some tiny houses.


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[kamakaziartist]

Born in a small town in Texas, moved to Michigan, came back to a small town in Texas

[kim22]

I'm wild and crazy. I live 6 feet from the house I lived in my whole life until I moved to this house. I never lived anywhere else except the 4 months we lived with my sister during construction (4 blocks over). My kids attend the same school that I and both my parents did. My parents, sister, and all my living grandparents live less than a mile away. You would think I live in a small town, but it's actually one of the biggest in NJ. DH grew up near the beach, about an hour south of here but agreed to move here because there is no opportunity for work in his industry there.

[wedding]

Military Brat:
Born in Rockport, Maine. Moved to Warwick, RI at 3 then North Kingstown, RI at 4. To Virginia Beach from 7-10, Hamilton, Illinois from 10-13, Plainfield, Ct 13-17, Boston from 18-34. Now back in RI.

DH grew up in Cape Cod and moved to Boston at 17, now RI.

[trtlcrzy]

DH was born in Omaha, his family moved here when he was 4. His parents still live in that house. He's never moved out of SF.

[lfig]

Born and raised in Illinois just across the river from St. Louis. Moved to a town 20 minutes from where I grew up at 17. Got married and moved to our current location in Southern Missouri at 23 (DH's job brought us here). We've been here 14 years.


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[flamingo]

Born in Nashville, TN, but moved back to FL when I was just month old (my parents are both from there) so I consider Jacksonville my hometown and I'm *this close* to being a native.

Since leaving for college elsewhere in FL, I have done stints in Atlanta, Jax, Virginia, Kansas, Jax, and now back to VA.

FL is hopefully where we'll end up long term when DH retires from the service. He is from western SC but has no desire to go back to live, and our kids will likely consider Jacksonville home no matter where the Navy sends us in the next few years.

[csho]

I'm originally from Seattle where I lived my whole life until recently moving to North Dakota. DH has lived in four different countries.

[chrisy01]

Born in the general area I am now but raised in Iowa/Minnesota. Moved out here for college and never went back (except to visit family).

[cheeksmum]

Born in the same city I'm in now. Lived across town, moved in to this house when I was 4 and this is where we're staying.

[Cher]

Born in Philly. Eventually moved to NYC. Then NYC suburbs. My parents moved to the suburbs when I went to college so they're not in PHL anymore.

MH was born in NYC/NYC suburbs (they were in the process of moving out of the city when he was born), grew up in NYC suburbs, then moved to Philly, then to NYC, then back to NYC suburbs.

So we kind of did the reverse of each other.

[melaniesue]

Born and raised in west Texas, moved to Austin in '98 for college and never left. Adam was born and raised in north Texas and moved here for college too. I don't see us ever leaving austin.


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[jewels]

kim22, So since you live 6 feet from where you grew up, do your parents still live there? Are you like an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond? How does your husband like having your family all right there?

Also, not to cyber stalk you, but you have made me incredibly curious as to what town you live in, since you say it's one of the biggest in NJ.

[kim22]

Aug 3, 2017 8:56:28 GMT -6 jewels said:

kim22, So since you live 6 feet from where you grew up, do your parents still live there? Are you like an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond? How does your husband like having your family all right there?

Also, not to cyber stalk you, but you have made me incredibly curious as to what town you live in, since you say it's one of the biggest in NJ.

Yes, my parents are still there. It's good, DH actually likes it more than I do. He likes knowing they are close since he is in the city. Both my parents work still and we are super overscheduled so honestly, days can go by when we don't even see them. My mom spends a lot of time with is in the summer because she is also a teacher. YGPM

[peachsmama]

Born and raised in a small town outside of Cincinnati. Moved an hour away for college, A and I moved 30 minutes closer when we got married. Then bought our first house 10 minutes away. Moved to
Indiana for 2 years now back home. And building our house on the same farm that I grew up on. I hope that my children will do the same if they wish.

[jewels]

kim22 YGPM back

[lahdeedah]

Born and raised in a small town in south Louisiana. Moved and hour away for college. After college, moved to Jacksonville for a year and a half for a program, then briefly to Tennessee, and back to Florida for for MHs job. Stayed there for 4 years until we moved to Alabama almost 2.5 years ago. No telling where we will end up next.

MH was born and raised in a big city in north Louisiana. Moved 3 hours south for college- where we met. Moved to Tennessee, Florida, and now Alabama, all for work.

[vino]

I was born in the city I live in now, moved to a small town in SE Alberta until I was 6, then moved to a city of 20k people and left when I was 19.

I moved to Banff for a year and then to Edmonton where I am now, it's only 30 minutes from where I grew up but it seems worlds away, I love my city and what it has to offer. I really dislike small town living, where everyone knows your business, and it's not in a genuine way, it's in a nosey neighbour way.

MH grew up in Manitoba and left when he joined the military at 19, after training his first posting was here and he calls this home now. There isn't much there.

[mwhip]

I'm late to this party, but trying to catch up with you guys!

I was born and raised in a small suburb of KC, lived in the same house from 6 months until I moved to Emporia (about an hour and half SW of KC) to finish school, then moved back home with my mom. Got engaged to my ex husband and moved to Lawrence (where KU is, about 45 minutes away), then when we separated, I moved to another suburb of KC. When H and I bought our house, it's in the same small town I was raised in, so it's kind of full circle.

So I've lived in the same area for most of my life. When I was married to XH, we seriously discussed moving to Orlando, he had a job offer, we house shopped, loved Mt Dora, then I told him I couldn't leave my friends and family. We ended up separating about a yr and half later, I'm so glad we didn't move down there.

[kim22]

vino how do you feel about a 10 year old boy visiting? My oldest did a book report on Wayne Gretzky and now He begs to go to Edmonton.