Wow, I feel like I'm having this conversation with everyone lately! I "grew up" in 4-5 different places, depending on how you count, from Florida to Pittsburgh and assorted spots in between. I chose Providence for college -- very deliberately choosing Providence as much as I chose the school -- and have not left New England since.
So at this point, I've lived twice as long in the 1-hour Providence-Boston radius as I lived anywhere I "grew up." I'm from here, in every way that matters to me. (Convert zeal and all that.) But it is handy to be able to say "I'm going home" to mean "I'm going to visit my parents," so I do use "home" sometimes to mean Pittsburgh.
By my definition (which I would note is not as important as your definitions for your point of you) that means you have two homes. I think having a hierarchy is fine, which it sounds like you definitely do.
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Date: 2009-09-15 11:39 pm (UTC)So at this point, I've lived twice as long in the 1-hour Providence-Boston radius as I lived anywhere I "grew up." I'm from here, in every way that matters to me. (Convert zeal and all that.) But it is handy to be able to say "I'm going home" to mean "I'm going to visit my parents," so I do use "home" sometimes to mean Pittsburgh.
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Date: 2009-09-16 05:14 am (UTC)