I moved to a new city for family support. They left, but I stayed.

The author and her husband moved to Victoria, Canada, to be near her family. Courtesy of Maria Polansky I was living in the UK with my husband when we decided to move to Canada, where I'm from. I've never lived apart from my family for long, and we decided to move to Victoria, Canada. My sister and mom ended up moving not long after we arrived, but we stayed. I've spent most of my life living close to at least some family. My mom was always nearby in my early 20s, when I was living in my ho...