"When we bought a home in Kenwood, a nearby neighborhood in the Maryland suburbs that felt like a Norman Rockwell painting brought to life, we thought we'd be there forever. Then, the coronaviruspandemic hit. The quiet of those months made the ache of distance sharper: birthdays on Zoom, grandparents waving through screens, cousins growing taller without us there to notice."
"That desire only sharpened over time, and by 2023 - with one stepkid in college and the other having graduated from high school - the timing finally felt right. We packed up and moved north with our toddler and preschooler to the suburbs of New York, where most of my family lives within a 10-mile radius. I never thought I'd head back to my hometown, but doing so ended up reshaping my kids' childhoods - as well as my own sense of home."
"Back in the DC area, a lot of our "free time" was often lost to driving between playdates, activities, and errands across Montgomery County and the city. My town in New York, on the other hand, holds everything within a square mile: school, temple, friends, extracurriculars, and even the beach. Instead of white-knuckling through daily traffic, we now walk or bike to the same elementary school I attended."
After two decades in Washington, DC, the family relocated to a hometown in the New York suburbs to be nearer extended family. The coronavirus pandemic intensified the desire for in-person relationships, turning virtual celebrations into tangible loss. By 2023, with older children leaving home, the family moved north with a toddler and preschooler to live within a ten-mile radius of most relatives. The new town is walkable, concentrating school, temple, friends, extracurriculars, and the beach within a square mile. Daily driving time decreased, weekends became restful and social, community ties strengthened, and the family gained confidence to consider having another child.
Read at Business Insider
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