The author and her family decided to move back to the Northeast while she was pregnant with her second child. She said she realized it was important to be near family. Courtesy of Morgan Flaherty. My husband and I grew up in the Northeats. We thought moving away would give us independence. After we had kids, we realized that we didn't have much of a support system nearby. We moved from Florida to New York while I was pregnant and it was one the best decisions we've made. Shortly after college,