Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 06, 2024

Still thinking Janis will not accept the “either or” choice, but work on the “both” option instead.

Apparently, all your friends aren’t holding you down. Might as well move closer to your family.

Ugh! Don’t ever call me Babe.

Folks, think of the kids.. and the grandkid…

and most importantly what’s best for storylines going forward, much as we all like Luddie.

I say we live in this here car!

My wife and I can relate. 2 years ago, we left our lifelong home on the west coast and moved to the east coast. To be closer to our daughter.

Moving ranks up there with public speaking and death for a person’s greatest fears.

Here we are, here we stay. The new orchard is coming along.

Toll booth at the crossroads.

I lived the first half of my life in or near New York City. The second half, near DC. And recently, we decided to spend the rest (third half?) near Denver.

Who carries around coins anymore?

Don’t forget your son and DIL and granddaughter are in the mix. Good and bad there too.

Support of family!

Move to a nudist colony. Nothing will ever be uncertain there…

Wow! This strip always hits so very close to home!…NO No no… It ain’t Me Babe…

As Roy Clark sang in Right or Left at Oak Street

“Right or left at Oak Street

That’s the choice I face everyday

And I don’t know which takes more courage

The staying or the running away"

Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it

Our area has experienced such a tremendous population growth that it will be impossible to evacuate for hurricanes. So my wife and I are having impact-rated windows installed along with other improvements and will just ride the next ones out come hell or high water.

What is this “hostile environment” she’s talking about?

Sometimes flipping a coin is as good a way to choose as any. Or it makes you suddenly realize why one is much preferable to the other.

Here you go, Janis:

(From “The Big Bang Theory”)

Sheldon: “Schrodinger’s Cat.”

Leonard: “Wow, that’s brilliant!”

You’re welcome… ☺

Stay!

That’s what it’s going to come down to!

Hum babe. . . .

We made the move to be closer to our kids. Now I feed the whole family 2-3 times a week! Downsizing was hard, but the family gatherings are usually worth it.

My Goddess seems appropriate.

“I’ll take ‘ADVENTURES’, for 20 years, Bob.”

Family.

not sure I wanted the quandary of getting older pointed out

As Good a way to call it as any when you phrase the question the way she did ….

My wife and I chose to stay in our house we’ve owned the last 39 years as we like the area and the house is just the way we like it. Our two boys are each in different states so we just visit once or twice a year.

Where exactly are they going to go?

In reality these days it’s more about can you afford to move to where you want to. The pricing of homes is a major issue.

Facing the same dilemma after nearly forty years in our home I’d like to move to a different neighborhood which is much more walkable

I empathize with the dilemma of leaving their long-time home, with all its familiarity and comfort to be closer to family. However, they wouldn’t be leaving the rut behind for long. They would make a brand new one.

As far as the new life being “unknowable”, “unfamiliar” or “sometimes hostile” – that’s outright laughable. How long does it really take to find good restaurants and learn the layout of your local grocery store? The social side (friends, clubs, church…) might take a little longer. But fear of the unknown is pretty silly as it relates to a place you regularly visit and where your kids already live.

I vote stay. Family visits should be kept short so you can really enjoy the time together.

To be honest, I’d go down the coast where the kids are. As elders, you will eventually need their support, and in the meantime you can lend them a hand when they need it.

Sounds familiar Janis:

“Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;"

Went through this 10 years ago. It ain’t easy.

How is this even a question? Move already!

OMG! MAKE A DECISION! Paralysis by analysis

Heads we win, Tails we win. Case closed.

I have a client who moved across the country to be with her family…that’s why she is now my client in therapy.