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re: Wife said last night she is ready to leave south La.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:29 am to Clark W Griswold
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:29 am to Clark W Griswold
There are far too many roots for me to ever leave LA; family, property, etc. I know I am a fortunate man.
But I can certainly understand how and why so many have had enough of circumstances beyond their control that come with the territory. I hope those who do leave find the lives and happiness they are looking for....The pursuit of happiness definitely isn't "one size fits all"....Best Of Luck to all of you.
But I can certainly understand how and why so many have had enough of circumstances beyond their control that come with the territory. I hope those who do leave find the lives and happiness they are looking for....The pursuit of happiness definitely isn't "one size fits all"....Best Of Luck to all of you.
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 8:30 am
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Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:43 am to saderade
Only reason I was asking, was just to see if people are wanting to leave their big cities, to go to another big city. I live in South Central Louisiana. Acadiana. I honestly love where I am. Been here my entire life, and probably won't leave (just built a house, I gotta get my sanity back). But I visit different places, and sure shite is nicer, but it don't ever feel homey. Went to Nashville recently (5 years ago), didn't like it. Went over to Franklin a couple towns over, and loved it. Small town feel.
Sure Louisiana as a whole def has it's issues, but what state or town doesn't? I don't even like staying in Lafayette too long. Too many damn people. You can give your neighbor a high 5 through a kitchen window. shite's too stressful for me.
Sure Louisiana as a whole def has it's issues, but what state or town doesn't? I don't even like staying in Lafayette too long. Too many damn people. You can give your neighbor a high 5 through a kitchen window. shite's too stressful for me.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:44 am to Domeskeller
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I’ve had it. But my kid has some more school to finish. When she’s done, the wife and I may look at getting out.
This is insane to me. Leave now and save on school tuition. Move to a place with good public schools.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:48 am to oleheat
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There are far too many roots for me to ever leave LA; family, property, etc.
meh, if I had wanted to take the easy way out I could have stayed in La, went into the family business and had a very easy, pre-paved road to a comfortable, cushy lifestyle, although I have been involved in the family business and have even had similar businesses on the side, that wasn't my passion, my Dad knew it and he gave me all of the encouragement and support to go for it and I've had an awesome career that is coming to an end soon, didn't feel that anyone was cheated out of any family relationships, the never living more than 10 miles away from mama is definitely a Louisiana thing(and probably somewhat of a southern thing,) to each his own but I've got a lot of life long friends that did that and most of them are always having the "I wonder what if..." conversations when we get together, me? no ragrets!
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 8:57 am
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:48 am to BeerMoney
Everybody here says the same exact thing and you get trapped. Live your own life where you want. You can always come back and visit family.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:53 am to biglego
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This is insane to me. Leave now and save on school tuition. Move to a place with good public schools.
Yeah, getting ahead of private school tuition was a big impetus for moving away when my guy was young. He's still young, but now in a few years I can look forward to not paying for daycare OR private school.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 8:59 am to BlackPot
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But I visit different places, and sure shite is nicer, but it don't ever feel homey.
This definitely may be person by person, but I think that comes from not being in the area long term. Boise certainly felt cold and foreign when we got here, but now it feels like home. More than Louisiana ever did.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:14 am to Odysseus32
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This definitely may be person by person, but I think that comes from not being in the area long term
Agreed. In my opinion, the only way to get comfortable in a place would be to stay for a while. But some may fall in love instantly.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:37 am to Slippy
I retire in 12 years I’ll probably leave at retirement
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:40 am to Odysseus32
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But I visit different places, and sure shite is nicer, but it don't ever feel homey.
This definitely may be person by person,
Definitely. Some people don't value location, others feel a strong natural connection, others the business atmosphere. Whatever feels like home. To me, it's top priority. But our personal heaven may not be that for someone else.
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 9:41 am
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
To some people being near family is the most important part of life. It's going to vary by individual. We stayed in Louisiana for a variety of reasons when we were a young married couple but most of those reasons are no longer applicable.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:47 am to fallguy_1978
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To some people being near family is the most important part of life.
Its important, but not at the top of the hierarchy for me. Instant communications today in many forms makes the distance shrink dramatically.
My oldest daughter moved back to be near family in LA, now most of them are gone or are planning to be gone. The loyalty we have is not always extended from all parties.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:50 am to RogerTheShrubber
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My oldest daughter moved back to be near family in LA
Posted on 9/8/21 at 9:58 am to Slippy
My situation is the opposite. I’ve been thinking about a move to DFW and have a line on a great job opportunity but the wife is not really for it. We live in rural North Louisiana and she loves it. She lived in Los Angeles and Seattle as a kid and spent a lot of her summers in LA after that and she doesn’t want to live near a major city. She said it’s not for her and she wouldn’t want to raise our kids there. She loves the rural life and having plenty of space like we do now. I grew up in a small rural town close to here. The type of area (rural vs Urban) doesn’t really matter to me. I just kinda like the excitement of a new adventure and environment. With that said I can’t stand the people who say this entire state sucks or I can’t wait to get out of here. There are good and bad places anywhere and people like that don’t realize they are the problem and that will follow them to any location.
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 9:59 am
Posted on 9/8/21 at 10:03 am to biglego
There are plenty of good public schools in Louisiana. Just not in the middle of the city. But that is everywhere
Posted on 9/8/21 at 10:04 am to BlackPot
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Sure Louisiana as a whole def has it's issues, but what state or town doesn't?
I’ll take the issues of a state/town ranked in the top 10 in most metrics vs the issues of a state ranked 49th/50th in every metric.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 10:08 am to OGtigerfan87
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With that said I can’t stand the people who say this entire state sucks or I can’t wait to get out of here. There are good and bad places anywhere and people like that don’t realize they are the problem and that will follow them to any location.
While I don’t disagree that most of Louisiana sucks and one can find a better quality of life elsewhere, it does seem that many on here who have moved/want to move are totally miserable in so many ways that moving to another state isn’t really what will make them happy
Posted on 9/8/21 at 10:14 am to Slippy
Come to south MS, we rarely have hurricanes.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 10:15 am to Slippy
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Anybody else dealing with a spouse who is fed up?
Wife wants out of here in the next 5 years. I'm with her.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 10:20 am to Roberteaux
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While I don’t disagree that most of Louisiana sucks and one can find a better quality of life elsewhere, it does seem that many on here who have moved/want to move are totally miserable in so many ways that moving to another state isn’t really what will make them happy
I hear you. It's up to you to find happiness. All cities and towns have restaurants, bars (well, not SLC) and some form of entertainment. I moved here, SWFL, almost 7 years ago, and will never return to LA, except for a funeral.
Is it an on-going party here, like LA? No. But I can stay home and enjoy our life or head to the beach, 8 minutes away. Are there hurricanes, yes, went through Irma here and the construction is miles ahead of LA. Everything here is just better.
After growing up in Baton Rouge and living near Redemptorist and watching the neighborhood fall to pieces, why would anyone, especially with children, live there?
I am happy I took the risk and accepted a job where everything was an unknown.
Good luck to all you "I'm stayin' put because of family, baws."
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