My folks moved back "home" after retirement. Utah never was home

Dec 14, 2017
7:50:59pm

Born2Fish All-American

to me so I really don't have a great draw to it. Loved my time at BYU, but Utah County is way too crowded now. Just not the same.

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Time

Moving back “home”/near family

jbcoug

12/14/17 7:09pm

Same here (home is Bay Area).

P-townCoug

12/14/17 7:11pm

Except I moved to Utah and Utah wasn't my "home"

Jesse Pinkman

12/14/17 7:11pm

We’re 3 hours away and any closer and I would shoot myself

cougfanz

12/14/17 7:11pm

My parents may move close to us. I'd love it. Babysitting galore.

fattycoug

12/14/17 7:14pm

"Moving back to Utah" is killing BYU's reputation in several industries

Iman23

12/14/17 7:16pm

To say nothing of how much they can bless the church members outside of Utah

nukeduker

12/14/17 7:22pm

At least people try to leave Utah. Most of the places I've lived, people don't

fattycoug

12/14/17 7:45pm

I think 80%+ is trying to keep the wife happy, bad marriage imo when that's

NSFW

12/15/17 1:15am

Wait, really? Curious to hear more. Plenty of BYU grads are not from Utah.

ArchbishopMitty

12/15/17 12:34pm

My grandma told all if her kids "if you leave Utah after graduation, don't come

reagan21

12/15/17 1:09pm

Couldn't agree more

AndyDwyer

12/14/17 7:17pm

Yup. Although Utah* would be in my top 5 places to live.

Ragnar Danneskjold

12/14/17 7:17pm

Feelings of nostalgia for my Utah home hang over me like a mid-winter inversion.

Brisco

12/14/17 7:17pm

Utah is way down on my list. It'll make a decent jump when my parents are dead.

shimmy

12/14/17 7:19pm

I love where I grew up but I was happy to establish family in CA, 12 hrs away

nashty

12/14/17 7:23pm

No desire to move back where I grew up (PA)

NorCal_Coug

12/14/17 7:24pm

I was born there but moved before I was 2.

Born2Fish

12/14/17 7:53pm

Moved a lot growing up and didn’t have a “home” to return to

ColoSpgs

12/14/17 7:24pm

I've felt each way about it at different junctures of life.

Cashmeousside

12/14/17 7:25pm

If you had a good childhood and enjoy being around your family then it makes

Cougarfan777

12/14/17 7:26pm

There's not many jobs where I grew up (central coast of CA). I'd

slappy

12/14/17 7:28pm

Living 6 hours between family and In laws is perfect

newbie

12/14/17 7:29pm

I grew up in Southern California. Can't afford to live there now.

Slim

12/14/17 7:35pm

Amen to that. Also, even a ten mile commute would take 45 minutes

goofball

12/14/17 9:01pm

It’s bad when a doc can’t afford to move to SoCal.

SierraCoug

12/15/17 12:36am

I would like to move back home if there were careers there that interested me.

IceCreamButt

12/14/17 7:36pm

I could never leave NC for Utah

Noni Fruit

12/14/17 7:48pm

Lived in W-S for 4 years. Love NC. One of the best states in the USA.

P-townCoug

12/14/17 7:56pm

My folks moved back "home" after retirement. Utah never was home

Born2Fish

12/14/17 7:50pm

My parents retired to Utah, and now they spend all their effort and money

chilango

12/14/17 8:10pm

My folks moved from Utah after they married in the 60s, I believe

Born2Fish

12/14/17 8:24pm

I’ve never had the slightest desire to live in Utah. It’s a nice place to visit

chilango

12/14/17 7:56pm

I've never had the slightest desire to live in Idaho. But then again, I didn't

Cougarfan777

12/14/17 7:59pm

Great place to go to school. Minimal desire to settle down there.

LumberCoug

12/14/17 11:02pm

I really enjoy rural Utah, but couldn’t do Utah county.

Triggerhappybunny

12/14/17 8:01pm

Living close to extended family is over rated.

Kerbouchard

12/14/17 8:09pm

I think the concept of "moving home" is very Utah

coolcats

12/14/17 8:17pm

I knew more families that lived in the same neighborhood/street outside of Utah

fattycoug

12/14/17 9:13pm

Definitely not just a Utah thing. Same thing happen in Texas and every other state

LiveCoug

12/14/17 9:15pm

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East1999

12/14/17 8:26pm

Left home and swore I’d never move back. Now here I am. Not sure how I got here

SouthernCoug

12/14/17 9:02pm

RE: Left home and swore I’d never move back. Now here I am. Not sure how I

LumberCoug

12/14/17 11:04pm

I know. Crazy, isn’t it

SouthernCoug

12/15/17 9:01am

There is something about raising your family outside of the comfort of home

mosterlow

12/15/17 12:43am

I see both sides and understand the desire for people to be near family, but I agree strongly with you

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