No arm-twisting here

Dad: So, where did you go hiking on Saturday?
A.: Shenandoah...
Dad: Did you bike over there?
A.: No--it's about two hours west of here.
Mom: It's in the mountains?
A.: Yeah.
Mom: We have mountains too!
A.: I know.
Mom: We have mountains!
A.: I'm not arguing with you.
Mom: And beaches, and lakes.
A.: This isn't competitive, mom.
Mom: And you think I could live in the DC area! I couldn't live in the DC area! Here, I can live.
A: No one's saying you have to live in the DC area.

It hit me, after this conversation, that buying down here, rather than in Boston, is a stroke of genius. Otherwise, mom might try to move in with me.