Where were you born?

Gráinne · 12-31-2010, 12:12 AM

And is there any relation to where you lived your life/relocated later?

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Except for one year in Denver and four in Cincinnati for college, I lived in NE Ohio until I was 35 and moved with then-husband to Columbus. From there, we relocated to Arkansas, where I am today.

I only have one niece and one nephew in Ohio, and except for my kids' grandparents on their dad's side, I haven't been back. I'm spoilt by the mild winters down here.

katsarecool · 12-31-2010, 12:47 AM

I was born in Boston, MA and when my mother married a military man we moved all over the US but especially in the SE. A few family members still left in Boston but it has been a life time since I have seen them.

Jesse · 12-31-2010, 03:19 AM

I arrived in this world in Charlotte. N.C. I have traveled around quite a bit and lived in a couple of western states, CA, and NM as well as Northern, but I always come back to the south and the mild winters. I'll always be more of an island guy than an Eskimo type.

Isadora · 12-31-2010, 03:46 AM

I was born in Tacoma, Washington, to a railroader. That means moving a lot. WA, MT, OR, back to WA, MN, NB, MN and now in Californian.

Start out in the fog of the PNW and love the fog of the Bay Area.

dixie · 12-31-2010, 05:37 AM

I was born in a small town just north of Asheville NC and....I'm still here...

Blade · 12-31-2010, 05:48 AM

I'm told I was found abandon on a tree stump at Santee Cooper, in South Carolina. I actually believed that until I was about 25. Actually my Daddy was stationed at a Naval Air Base in Nevada and I was born near Reno.

storyofmylife · 12-31-2010, 05:52 AM

I was born in Manila , Philippines. Also lived a few years in upstate NY and eastern Pa.
Currently live in central Jersey.

diamondrose · 12-31-2010, 06:42 AM

My father who was in the military, met my mother who is native german. When I was in the oven they came back to the states and I made my grand arrival in Fort Campbell, Ky. We moved a little after... to PA and then to Georgia and this is where my parents split. I have lived here most my life, except for 3 weeks when my mom had this grand idea to move to Olympia WA which didn't last very long(when I was a kiddo)!!. As an adult I have moved to Memphis ,TN Atlanta, Ga and Flordia. I came back to finish my degree and will move north once I am finished.

Oiler41 · 12-31-2010, 07:40 AM

I was born on this earth in Big Spring, Texas. Shortly after my birth, we moved to Los Angeles, California for 5 years, then to Maryland for 3 years, then back to California for 5 more years, then to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where I lived for a total of 31 years. I left there in 2006 and did a short stint in Upstate NY, then to Los Angeles again for nearly 3 years and then to where I am now in Austin, Texas which is where I anticipate spending the rest of my days. I've been in Austin now for over a year. It would seem I have come full circle with Texas, lol.

Glynn

Greyson · 12-31-2010, 09:11 AM

My mother always told my twin sister and I that she got us from a 2 for 1 sale at Macy's in the Bargain Basement.

shadows papa · 12-31-2010, 09:33 AM

I was always told that I was found in the woods sitting outside a wolf den. In reality I was born and raised in the booming metropolis of Winchester, TN. I left home at eighteen to join the US Army,and I have lived at various and sundry locations all over the country after that. But about once every few years something brought me back to Middle TN. My father called me his "Prodigal Child" because I would go wandering and after a few years, come back home. As the song said, "I know a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places". When I was a growing up in that small place all I wanted was OUT of it. Now all I want is to go back home and after I finish college, that is where we are going.My mother still lives there,it is a good place to live, with lots of great country roads to ride bicycles and most folks still remember what manners are and treat each other decently.

waxnrope · 12-31-2010, 09:48 AM

I was born and raised (all over) LaLa land ... aka Los Angeles. I've lived in Oregon and Connecticut and New York. I returned to California eons ago to help care for my mother when she was terminally ill. I've stayed put in my home state, the Bay Area, ever since. It's an expensive place to live, but the weather and other percs are worth it.

suebee · 12-31-2010, 09:57 AM

I was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. That's a large island in the north part of Nova Scotia, Canada. I went to school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, did several stints working in New Brunswick and went back to school in Quebec, Quebec, where I lived and worked for about twenty years. Now I'm back in New Brunswick, where my father's side of the family has been for generations, being fifth generation to live on the same land. My folks retired here and live next door. Good thing too, 'cause they're getting to the age and stage in their lives where they need a little help every day. I'm settled here, but since I'm in a relationship with an American - who knows? If DOMA were ever repealed.....

lipstixgal · 12-31-2010, 10:25 AM

I was born in Englewood, NJ and lived in North Bergen, Ridgefield and the MIdwest, KCMO to be exact and now live in Hasbrouck Hts, NJ but looking to move to a warmer climate soon!!

citybutch · 12-31-2010, 10:30 AM

I was born in Honolulu... Much of my extended family is still out there. We go back many generations. When I was 5 my first father died and when I was 8 my mother remarried and we moved to Boston in the middle of February (brrrr!). All of my immediate family remains in the Boston area. I consider both Boston and Honolulu to be home towns to this day. In 1996 I moved with a girl out to San Diego... halfway between both home towns! I miss my mother terribly... but am grateful for the ease of flying back to her in Boston...

12-31-2010, 11:00 AM

Born in Blackpool, brought up 5 miles away in Thornton-Cleveleys. Spent a couple of years out-of-control in Fleetwood - another 5 miles further along the coast from Thornton-Cleveleys. Stopped being out-of-control and enrolled in college 30-some miles away from the Fylde Coast on the other side of Morecambe Bay in Lancaster. I stayed there 10 years or so until my Ma got ill whereupon I moved back to the Fylde coast and Blackpool. Met and bought a house with my ex who is still my housemate and am still in the pool that is blackest despite swearing that when Ma died - 11years ago - I'd leave again.

DomnNC · 12-31-2010, 11:11 AM

Born/raised in Monroe, NC. I joined the Army right out of high school, moved to Charlotte when I was discharged, lived there 32 years until my wife passed away and then relocated to the ole homestead in Monroe in April 2008, that was the last move for me. I'll be here til they carry me out in a box!

Deborah · 12-31-2010, 11:18 AM

Toronto Ontario Canada....but got to Texas fast as I could.... dont get me wrong I love Canada...beautiful place...just saying

Gemme · 12-31-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by guihong

And is there any relation to where you lived your life/relocated later?

Any relation? Absolutely. Either you loved it when you were younger and came back or you hated it and stayed as far away as you could.

For myself, I've been all over. I spent the past 4.5 years in the PNW, which has some of the most lush, beautiful greenery I've ever seen and the mountainscapes are to die for, but I missed the sunshine and warmth of Southern winters, so I'm in Austin now. Though I wasn't born here, I was born in the South.

Ebon · 12-31-2010, 02:55 PM

I was born on Earth

12-31-2010, 12:12 AM	#1
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,864 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,113 Thanked 7,386 Times in 1,457 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Where were you born? And is there any relation to where you lived your life/relocated later? I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Except for one year in Denver and four in Cincinnati for college, I lived in NE Ohio until I was 35 and moved with then-husband to Columbus. From there, we relocated to Arkansas, where I am today. I only have one niece and one nephew in Ohio, and except for my kids' grandparents on their dad's side, I haven't been back. I'm spoilt by the mild winters down here. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck

12-31-2010, 12:47 AM	#2
katsarecool Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Between Athens and Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,849 Thanked 1,765 Times in 734 Posts Rep Power: 323366	I was born in Boston, MA and when my mother married a military man we moved all over the US but especially in the SE. A few family members still left in Boston but it has been a life time since I have seen them. __________________

12-31-2010, 03:19 AM	#3
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,782 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I arrived in this world in Charlotte. N.C. I have traveled around quite a bit and lived in a couple of western states, CA, and NM as well as Northern, but I always come back to the south and the mild winters. I'll always be more of an island guy than an Eskimo type. __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

12-31-2010, 03:46 AM	#4
Isadora Member How Do You Identify?: Momma, Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: I am in love. Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 997 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 502 Thanked 2,126 Times in 559 Posts Rep Power: 2369288	I was born in Tacoma, Washington, to a railroader. That means moving a lot. WA, MT, OR, back to WA, MN, NB, MN and now in Californian. Start out in the fog of the PNW and love the fog of the Bay Area. __________________ "I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like." Margaret Mead Read me! www.leatherati.com

12-31-2010, 05:48 AM	#6
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,414 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I'm told I was found abandon on a tree stump at Santee Cooper, in South Carolina. I actually believed that until I was about 25. Actually my Daddy was stationed at a Naval Air Base in Nevada and I was born near Reno. __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

12-31-2010, 05:37 AM	#5
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12-31-2010, 05:52 AM	#7
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12-31-2010, 06:42 AM	#8
diamondrose Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 1,384 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2 Thanked 2,895 Times in 923 Posts Rep Power: 13536274	My father who was in the military, met my mother who is native german. When I was in the oven they came back to the states and I made my grand arrival in Fort Campbell, Ky. We moved a little after... to PA and then to Georgia and this is where my parents split. I have lived here most my life, except for 3 weeks when my mom had this grand idea to move to Olympia WA which didn't last very long(when I was a kiddo)!!. As an adult I have moved to Memphis ,TN Atlanta, Ga and Flordia. I came back to finish my degree and will move north once I am finished.

12-31-2010, 07:40 AM	#9
Oiler41 Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Happily Single! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nunya Posts: 1,225 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,355 Thanked 2,574 Times in 789 Posts Rep Power: 18276167	I was born on this earth in Big Spring, Texas. Shortly after my birth, we moved to Los Angeles, California for 5 years, then to Maryland for 3 years, then back to California for 5 more years, then to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where I lived for a total of 31 years. I left there in 2006 and did a short stint in Upstate NY, then to Los Angeles again for nearly 3 years and then to where I am now in Austin, Texas which is where I anticipate spending the rest of my days. I've been in Austin now for over a year. It would seem I have come full circle with Texas, lol. Glynn

12-31-2010, 09:11 AM	#10
Greyson Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transmasculine/Non-Binary Preferred Pronoun?: Hy (Pronounced He) Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,589 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,132 Thanked 8,153 Times in 2,006 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	My mother always told my twin sister and I that she got us from a 2 for 1 sale at Macy's in the Bargain Basement. __________________ Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. - Susan Gale

12-31-2010, 09:33 AM	#11
shadows papa Member How Do You Identify?: With a Warning Label Preferred Pronoun?: Her Bastard Relationship Status: Peaceful Easy Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Back Where I Come From Posts: 699 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,223 Thanked 1,643 Times in 484 Posts Rep Power: 3193789	I was always told that I was found in the woods sitting outside a wolf den. In reality I was born and raised in the booming metropolis of Winchester, TN. I left home at eighteen to join the US Army,and I have lived at various and sundry locations all over the country after that. But about once every few years something brought me back to Middle TN. My father called me his "Prodigal Child" because I would go wandering and after a few years, come back home. As the song said, "I know a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places". When I was a growing up in that small place all I wanted was OUT of it. Now all I want is to go back home and after I finish college, that is where we are going.My mother still lives there,it is a good place to live, with lots of great country roads to ride bicycles and most folks still remember what manners are and treat each other decently. __________________ "Cry,cuss,sling snot, whatever. Just KEEP PEDALING!!" Shad

12-31-2010, 09:48 AM	#12
waxnrope Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Permanently Banned 5/27/2011 Preferred Pronoun?: hy ho, hy ho; he, she, it, whatever Relationship Status: Going slow ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: in her orifices ... la frontera Posts: 1,433 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,414 Thanked 2,957 Times in 952 Posts Rep Power: 0	I was born and raised (all over) LaLa land ... aka Los Angeles. I've lived in Oregon and Connecticut and New York. I returned to California eons ago to help care for my mother when she was terminally ill. I've stayed put in my home state, the Bay Area, ever since. It's an expensive place to live, but the weather and other percs are worth it. Last edited by waxnrope; 12-31-2010 at 09:50 AM. Reason: friggin autocorrect error :(

12-31-2010, 09:57 AM	#13
suebee Member How Do You Identify?: TOWANDA! Preferred Pronoun?: Queen Bee Relationship Status: Good 'n married. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Eastern Canada. But if I make a wrong turn at the lights I get stopped by a border guard. Posts: 1,499 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,355 Thanked 2,758 Times in 820 Posts Rep Power: 16450092	I was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. That's a large island in the north part of Nova Scotia, Canada. I went to school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, did several stints working in New Brunswick and went back to school in Quebec, Quebec, where I lived and worked for about twenty years. Now I'm back in New Brunswick, where my father's side of the family has been for generations, being fifth generation to live on the same land. My folks retired here and live next door. Good thing too, 'cause they're getting to the age and stage in their lives where they need a little help every day. I'm settled here, but since I'm in a relationship with an American - who knows? If DOMA were ever repealed.....

12-31-2010, 10:25 AM	#14
lipstixgal Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: coupled Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,028 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 201 Thanked 1,690 Times in 1,064 Posts Rep Power: 1494761	I was born in Englewood, NJ and lived in North Bergen, Ridgefield and the MIdwest, KCMO to be exact and now live in Hasbrouck Hts, NJ but looking to move to a warmer climate soon!! __________________ Gail

12-31-2010, 10:30 AM	#15
citybutch Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: I answer to "hey you" (either works for me!) Relationship Status: 19 years together- Very Married for 10 years Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 557 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 835 Thanked 1,194 Times in 355 Posts Rep Power: 6434866	I was born in Honolulu... Much of my extended family is still out there. We go back many generations. When I was 5 my first father died and when I was 8 my mother remarried and we moved to Boston in the middle of February (brrrr!). All of my immediate family remains in the Boston area. I consider both Boston and Honolulu to be home towns to this day. In 1996 I moved with a girl out to San Diego... halfway between both home towns! I miss my mother terribly... but am grateful for the ease of flying back to her in Boston... __________________ Take care of your body, take care of your health... You never know when the walls cave in and it all changes for good.

12-31-2010, 11:00 AM	#16
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Born in Blackpool, brought up 5 miles away in Thornton-Cleveleys. Spent a couple of years out-of-control in Fleetwood - another 5 miles further along the coast from Thornton-Cleveleys. Stopped being out-of-control and enrolled in college 30-some miles away from the Fylde Coast on the other side of Morecambe Bay in Lancaster. I stayed there 10 years or so until my Ma got ill whereupon I moved back to the Fylde coast and Blackpool. Met and bought a house with my ex who is still my housemate and am still in the pool that is blackest despite swearing that when Ma died - 11years ago - I'd leave again.

12-31-2010, 11:11 AM	#17
DomnNC Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Male Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Widow Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Permanently Banned 11/15/2011 Posts: 1,223 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,618 Thanked 2,582 Times in 837 Posts Rep Power: 0	Born/raised in Monroe, NC. I joined the Army right out of high school, moved to Charlotte when I was discharged, lived there 32 years until my wife passed away and then relocated to the ole homestead in Monroe in April 2008, that was the last move for me. I'll be here til they carry me out in a box!

12-31-2010, 11:18 AM	#18
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12-31-2010, 02:55 PM	#20
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