I could say I feel sorry (but I'm not)for the folks who stick around the family all the time and give up the freedom they would have on the road and stay in touch via Facebook, post cards, telephone, letters, Skype, etc... One son is moving to New Jersey soon, and the other for now is in Indiana, but wants to move West. We have great kids and wonderful grandkids who are proud of us for what we do just as much as we are proud of them for what they do. If hanging with family all the time is your thing, by all means do it! Don't feel sorry for the rest of us; and if you get the urge to travel, don't let the kids be an anchor.