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I feel like, my parents freakin wiped my butt for a long time, I owe it to them and myself to be here for them. It's also nice not having to travel for holidays - all my family is here.
What really makes a person rich is not how much $$ a person has but how much love. Material things are just things. Big homes and big yards are nothing compared to the unconditional love of family.
My big fat 2 cents i may be a little out there but I get it, Mits. I'm with ya kiddo!
It is because Long Island attracts people with a strong sense of family values.
It does? Please tell me how many people you know who have moved to Long Island because they were "attracted to" its family values. Not people who grew up there, moved somewhere for college or to the city and then moved back. People who just heard LI has great family values and said "hey I gotta get me some of that". I've never met anyone who up and moved to LI just because they felt like it, let alone for such a ridiculous reason. Long Islanders are bordering on mentally ill when it comes to the need to live in their family members pockets. And when all is said and done and everyone has kids with activities on the weekends and so on and so forth, unless you're living in a compound a la the Kennedys, you aren't seeing each other all that much.
The upside of living in a great place, or the joy of being near people you love, is quickly consumed by the voracious appetite of stress and worry. We moved from about as perfect a place to live as ever there was. We loved our house, our neighbors were like family, the schools were awesome, the town right out of a Norman Rockwell painting and even so, I stressed out over money constantly, to the point where it was affecting my health.
My dedication and devotion to family prevented my wife and I from relocating fifteen years before we did, something I don't regret but which I would never do again. Better I should have moved and then traveled home to visit frequently because ultimately, the family I'm responsible for taking care of would have fared far, far better.
That worked for you, but does not mean it's the lifestyle that everyone desires.
I feel like, my parents freakin wiped my butt for a long time, I owe it to them and myself to be here for them. It's also nice not having to travel for holidays - all my family is here.
What really makes a person rich is not how much $$ a person has but how much love. Material things are just things. Big homes and big yards are nothing compared to the unconditional love of family.
My big fat 2 cents i may be a little out there but I get it, Mits. I'm with ya kiddo!
But in your case, since your life is literally working, commuting, and sleeping, what is the point of being near family if you literally never get to see them? Can't you find a job on LI?
It does? Please tell me how many people you know who have moved to Long Island because they were "attracted to" its family values. Not people who grew up there, moved somewhere for college or to the city and then moved back. People who just heard LI has great family values and said "hey I gotta get me some of that". I've never met anyone who up and moved to LI just because they felt like it, let alone for such a ridiculous reason. Long Islanders are bordering on mentally ill when it comes to the need to live in their family members pockets. And when all is said and done and everyone has kids with activities on the weekends and so on and so forth, unless you're living in a compound a la the Kennedys, you aren't seeing each other all that much.
OMG I got sucked into the vortex. Help meeeeee.
My point is that people who value family values are the ones who stay on LI. Obviously nobody who values family values is going to move to LI if that's not where their family lives!
But in your case, since your life is literally working, commuting, and sleeping, what is the point of being near family if you literally never get to see them? Can't you find a job on LI?
I dont work on the weekends! Some weekends but not all.
I see my family a lot. I love them and they are getting old.
No the $$ is better in the city. A girl has to eat & pay bills once in a while. I am also the principal earner so we need my income and I cant take a cut.
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My point is that people who value family values are the ones who stay on LI. Obviously nobody who values family values is going to move to LI if that's not where their family lives!
And those without those values can leave/relocate with a clear conscience...
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i may be a little out there but I get it, Mits. I'm with ya kiddo!
