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Wife and I are starting to talk more seriously about moving back up north.  Probably not any time soon because we actually do like it down here, but being so far from most of our family with the little one on the way is kind of tough.  While it has a lot of benefits and most of our neighbors are cool, there is a lot about suburban cul de sac life that I don't love.  The idea is that we would move onto my family farm and either renovate the main house or build a new one.

I think raising children where your family is a hugely critical piece that is very helpful.  Not only to you but your child.

That said, I would say no to a farm.  I lived in a neighborhood growing up where I had to be driven anywhere to be around kids my age.  That SUCKED and was really hard in elementary school/middle/high school combined with the swap from private school.  I was always super jealous of my friends that had neighborhood friends.

We love our new neighborhood where our neighbors are our friends; and kids are outside playing and it's "walk to everything" (pool/playground/fields/lake).  Being secluded as an adult = awesome.  Being secluded as a kid = much harder. I didnt originally want neighbors I could see; but knew it was important for my children.

My wife grew up in rural Vermont, before the internet, and she hated it. My sister lives in the New Jersey suburbs where there aren't many kids and she ends up driving them everywhere. There are countless kids who grow up in rural communities, so it's not the end of the world, but I definitely want my kid to be in walking distance of friends.

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Hey Kaan, lets drink expensive beer and go yell at clouds together that'll be fun

I pictured .... cold beers, rocking chairs, and yelling at cars in Reston about paid parking

FTFY