They loved what moving taught them, what it brought out in their marriage, what it brought out in their kids. And all of a sudden, I started to see the smallness of that one perspective—the one that conflates staying put with responsible parenting. There are a million ways to be a responsible parent. There are a million ways to build a thriving marriage. There are a million ways to lead a meaningful life. But when you’ve lived only one way for a very long time, the messaging gets really loud, and anything different starts to seem suspect.
