How Far Do You Live From Where You Grew Up?

[JerseyMook]

I lived in several states including New York & California but ended up the next town over from where I grew up.

[Anig2u]

I am now about 5 minutes from where I grew up..the next town over..LOL.

[sunflowers]

Im 30 miles

[crazylady]

Born at Ft. Meade, MD, raised around the Baltimore area, and now I'm in Sulphur Springs,TX, almost 1400 miles away.

[JerseyMook]

Born at Ft. Meade, MD, raised around the Baltimore area, and now I'm in Sulphur Springs,TX, almost 1400 miles away.


I lived in Baltimore for about 3 years in the early 80's. I liked it quite a bit there - right around the time the Aquarium opened up.

[galeane29]

I live over 1800 miles from where I grew up. I grew up in Truth or Consequences New Mexico and a little dirt town called Chaparral New Mexico. I was born in Alabama but moved away ( dad was in the Army) and had to move back once I was grown. We've been back in Bama for 12 years.

[socks1211]

i am abot 20 min from where i grew up

[magenta]

About 250 miles. I grew up in Hershey PA & now live about an hour north of Pittsburgh.

[DAVESBABYDOLL]

My dad was military so bare with me..born in Colorado, school in England from preschool-3rd, 4th grade in Ca. 5th grade in Missouri, 6th-8th in Spain, 9th in Germany, 10th-12 in Ca. my dad retired in Ca. I moved here to Ohio about eight years ago. I am 2400+ away.

[Heidi]

About 2 hours from my hometown. My parents still live there so I usually go "home" about once a month.

[crazylady]

I lived in Baltimore for about 3 years in the early 80's. I liked it quite a bit there - right around the time the Aquarium opened up.


We've been in TX, for 21 yrs. Last month, we made a trip to MD, so that my 18 yr. old DD could meet her only living grandparent, while she still had the chance. Mom lives in Harford County, near the PA line. We wound up driving into Baltimore, and I almost DIED! While the Inner Harbor area is beautiful, it's nothing but a tourist trap. Everything has changed so much. To get into the Aquarium now, it cost $28. per person!!! The areas around Baltimore city, that DH and I grew up in, are now...slums. With every other house (rowhomes) boarded up, and some even torn down in the middle of the block of rowhomes. And, forgive me if this sounds racist, because it's not meant to be...I'm just trying to point out how much things have changed, 'kay?
When we were growing up in East Baltimore (Highlandtown) our neighborhoods were all white, with alot of elderly people, of German, Irish, and Polish descent. I never knew ANY Hipanics, and only a few African-Americans. When we were there in August, it hardly felt like we had left TX.
There are alot of Hispanic people in that area now.
The Canton area, that used to be heavy industry and factories, on the waterfront. is now condos and parks and stripmalls. High-rent district...KWIM?
Whoever said you can't go home again, was right.

[MERE CHAT]

A little over an hours drive now. Still have a few relatives in that area. I have lived in various other states over the years, but most of my immediate family is anywhere from less than an hour to 2 hours away from where I am.

[ahippiechic]

about 1900 miles.

[msmom79]

I Live 16 Miles From Where I Grew Up And About 80 Miles From Where I Was Born

[JerseyMook]

We've been in TX, for 21 yrs. Last month, we made a trip to MD, so that my 18 yr. old DD could meet her only living grandparent, while she still had the chance. Mom lives in Harford County, near the PA line. We wound up driving into Baltimore, and I almost DIED! While the Inner Harbor area is beautiful, it's nothing but a tourist trap. Everything has changed so much. To get into the Aquarium now, it cost $28. per person!!! The areas around Baltimore city, that DH and I grew up in, are now...slums. With every other house (rowhomes) boarded up, and some even torn down in the middle of the block of rowhomes. And, forgive me if this sounds racist, because it's not meant to be...I'm just trying to point out how much things have changed, 'kay?
When we were growing up in East Baltimore (Highlandtown) our neighborhoods were all white, with alot of elderly people, of German, Irish, and Polish descent. I never knew ANY Hipanics, and only a few African-Americans. When we were there in August, it hardly felt like we had left TX.
There are alot of Hispanic people in that area now.
The Canton area, that used to be heavy industry and factories, on the waterfront. is now condos and parks and stripmalls. High-rent district...KWIM?
Whoever said you can't go home again, was right.

When we lived there it was still pretty nice and reasonable - I lived off Erdman Ave (if you know where that is). The Aquarium was not that much! I haven't been back much since then - only a trip or 2 to the Inner Harbor to eat a Phillips and buy bread. It was always a little pricey there!

[tuggerbug]

About 850 miles away from Malvern, PA

[MistyWolf]

About 2 minute drive .. I grew up in Parma which is a suburb of Cleveland. I think I am 2 miles from my dad.

[jerseybarb]

Im about 750 miles away from where I grew up. I grew up in Syracuse, NY, lived in NJ for 20 years, and now Im in Indiana for 16 years

[ElleGee]

The hospital I was born in is in another town 5 minutes on the highway. When I was brought home it was to the city I live in now.

[buglebe]

I was born where I live now. My parents moved 150 miles away when I was 2 and that is where I grew up. We moved around a bit in our early married yrs and are here now.

[tsquared]

i am in the same town i grew up in

[sunniekiss]

About 5 miles.

[wobblypops]

I'm about 35 miles from the city I grew up in... Reading, Pa.

[shana1]

2270.74 miles (thank you mapquest)

I grew up in Oregon and now live in Kentucky. Have for the past almost 11 yrs.

[wobblypops]

Shana1 that has got to be the most goffiest picture of a cat I have ever laid eyes on! :lol

[shana1]

LOL, I laughed like crazy when I first saw that and had to have him as a advatar. Happy it made ya smile :)

[sheila_361]

I was born in Frankfurt Germany, moved to the states when I was 1, dad was in the Air Force, so I have lived in various places.

[chib44]

Live in the same Iowa town I was born and raised in , wouldnt change it for nothing really great friendley people and I know ill dye here

[justme23]

About 100 miles. Hubby wants to move to Alaska but I told him he had to wait until my grandmother passed on. I'm too much of a baby to move any further from her than I am now, I can't even stand being this far away.

[wobblypops]

That's my dream too! I have wanted to live there ever since I was a little girl!

[justme23]

That's my dream too! I have wanted to live there ever since I was a little girl!

He lived there for a year or so when he was much younger. He lived on a ranch that was kind of like a communal living type thing. They had no electricity, no running water, no indoor toilets... blech. I told him I would NEVER live there (apparently it's still there), I would not even go on vacation there. He asks me to every couple of years or so... I don't like to camp here and I'm damn sure not gonna do it there in the cold. Put my bare ass on a cold makeshift toilet seat in some outhouse w/ 4 feet of snow surrounding it... yeah, not gonna happen!

[wobblypops]

I would love to do that as a vacation but not a way of life!

[meltodd69]

I lived in Ill for a year and also Tx for a couple years. I now live about 1 mile, if that, from Mom's.

[baragabrat]

I was born in Pontiac and now live in Cadillac. I've come up in the world! LOL! I live in the same state, just several hundred miles NE of where I grew up.

[mom_i_am]

Across the street! And my mom still lives in the house I grew up in.

:wavey:

[dv8grl]

About 1,000 miles.
Nashville to TampaBay.

[hblueeyes]

Currently, I am in the same place, same house.

Me

[dinosmom]

I grew up about 15 mins from here. I am NEVER leaving Chicago! EVER!!!!!!! LOL

[maysie]

I live in the same house I grew up in. My husband and I got it from my parents. :) My kids are 4th generation in the house. It is by Pentwater

[babygirl08]

:hello: i lived in texas for a few years but, now i live within a mile from the house i grew up in and mom still lives there, and sister just down street too. were a close family.

[MizzouLady]

I live in the house I grew up in. My mama gave it to me after she decided I should live with her after my divorce. I earned it, though. She was barely making it, living on less than 650/month from ss. I paid all the bills and then took care of her for almost 5 years after she got sick.