I moved from Orange County CA with my parents when I was 23 to TN and literally had to start over but now that I've been here for 27 years, I wouldn't have changed anything. TN is a way better place to raise kids and have family values. Glad to see more people moving to TN from Cali.

Just found your channel. You're having a similar experience to our family. Moved from CA to TN 3 years ago, best decision ever. Our 19 year old son is thriving, happier and making good friends. California is not the same anymore, it's tapped out. Looking at my kid growing up here reminds me of my experiences I had in the 80's CA. Thanks for sharing.

You guys are what makes America, America,family values.Ive watched you guys run for charities, pick up trash along paths, cant stand liter bugs, and your all a neighbor who would gladly help someone.If they had a contest for a Great American family who loves the country you have my vote, most sincerely.

My daughter was the same way when we left Baton Rouge to move to to Ozark’s in Arkansas. No regrets now. Please keep up the great work.

I really appreciate this insight from a young Californian. I landed on your channel after typing in "Moving Out of California". She said what I was thinking as the quality of life here is anything but good. Not certain what State I will land in the next 60 days or less but I gave Cali a half a century of hard dedicated work---struggling every single day of my life. I totally give up. Thank you for this! Best of good living in Tennessee!

Left SoCal 16+ years ago to W. Tennessee...Best move ever...wish I did it 5yrs. Earlier. YeeeHaaa!

Hogg haven't talked to you in awhile, thankful you all made the journey to Tennessee. Great to have you all as neighbor's God Bless

You escaped California, good for you!!!

Thank you for this I was looking for answers and I got them. This was wonderful. Thank you so much.

Your daughter is a beautiful young lady! May God abundantly bless her!

I have been out of California for almost 20 years. I have no plans on ever moving back. I have state hopped and am in the Ozarks now. 😊

I was born and raised in California still have friends and family there but thankful that I’m in Tennessee 🙌🏼

She's the same age as my daughter. We've been here a year and it's been a very difficult year, but my daughter is finally finding some friends. My daughter now never wants to leave, while i'm still feeling unsure. One thing i really love is that since moving here, my testimony of Faith and relationship with Jesus has gone sky high to levels i didn't know could exist. That's priceless. And i do think living in the south might have something to do with encouraging "more Jesus". Your daughter has the most precious smile and sensitive nature. God Bless her and your family!

We made the move in October and we love it. Enjoyed watching your videos before about your move. Thanks for the info you share, Sweet family.

She can tell the truth she is just happy we actually wear shoes and have indoor pluming. As a life long east Tennessee resident we are not offended at all.

Great interview, I'm sure it was a big change for you to move. I'm so glad you guy's chose TENNESSEE. We are a little back woods farmers, and HILLBILLIES. LOL I think you will look back on this when you raise a family here, and thank your mom and dad for the HARD choice of up rooting you from DREARY CALIFORNIA , to the Glamorous Hills of TENNESSEE. We are Blessed to have your sweet faimly. Now tell everyone how bad it is so they will stop moving here. Lol. Hope to see more of you in podcast and family video's. GO VOLS What a graduation that will be.

Your daughter sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders. Of course, that is in part of having great parents who talk to her and want what's best for her. She knows that you guys have her back if she needs help. Young lady, if you have the work ethics of your mom and dad, you will go far in life.

You all did good raising up this young lady. Shw is pretty wise young gal. All we want as parents is for our offspring to be successful in finding their way in life. I was blessed tyst my 23 year old daughter was able to go 2 years at a richmond,va community College then now she has just completed her 3 rd semester in a local bonsecour hospitals registered nurse training program. Only 2 more semesters left and my Ally girl will be taking the Virginia rn nursing license test.

As a mom who has 2 daughters (9 & 7 yrs old) I appreciate this video so much! I'm so happy I found your channel. I'm going to subscribe and check out more videos. We are moving from Orange County to Columbia, TN in a couple months. I'm feeling all the emotions.

Both your daughters are gorgeous and most of all smart and kind !!! You both did a good job and your girls are the result of great parenting

Great video!

Doxies make any move easier... Good looking pup. Glad you guys have enjoyed the transition. Just please remember why Cali is the way Cali is, and help us not make the same mistakes here.

Thank for sharing your experience. I am in your area as I write this looking at UT with family / for my daughter who is currently attending Saddleback College back in California. She is going through a very similar experience with college and finding her passion. Thank you also, as I have been following your channel for a couple of years now. Extremely like minded as you present yourself on your channel. Owe you a beer or coffee Just waiting for our families time to make the move. Again thanks for the great content !!!

I've been in Florida for 20 plus years, but the living cost is nuts. Your channel is a window to a new possibility, thanks by the way.

It was good you upped and went. A lot of the HS in CA are struggling with drug issues. A lot of parents told me they didn’t think their kids would ever do it... GOD BLESS TN

Watching from Los Angeles as a single mom and it’s killing me out here with four jobs to survive! Tennessee sounds fantastic! My son will graduate high school next year and he’s like let’s go!!!!

TN is great

Young people typically want to stay where they are because that's all they know. It's totally understandable. My folks were getting sick of California in the 70's (I grew up in OC) and when my Dad had a chance to take a job in WA we vetoed the move. But then, I think CA in the 70's (and 80's) was terrific. I wouldn't have left THAT place at THAT time. This young lady (wow, she looks like her Mom) may not wanted to come out and say it was a great move, but she definitely has good perspectives and she's happy to be here in TN. Best to the Family.

Thanks that was a good video. Moved out to East TN from California with my wife and 2 daughters ages 6 and 10. They love it here and are doing well, but as a parent you always question your decisions with your children and how it will affect them. East TN is a great place to raise a family, CA not so much.

Would you be so kind to tell me from what part of Cal. to what part of Tennessee did you move.. I’m in the Santa Cruz, California area want to find a nice spot to land out there. Thanks!

So many Californians have moved to that part of Tennessee, that they brought earthquakes with them. There was one today (6-24-23). This leaving California to move East and South is the reverse of the Grapes of Wrath. In Middle Tennessee, it's called the Wrath of Grapes.

Best move ever. 🎉

I Left ca, 40 years ago. DON'T Miss it, yet it's Beautiful there & was Incredible when growing up, yet NOT the same for a long time... Soon, This early part of 2024, I'm relocating to Somerset Ky on Cumberland Lake-River/Similar or Maysville, Maryville, Kingston, Signal Mountain; Small towns in Eastern Ky or Tenn

Thanks for this! I have 2 girls here too and we love TN! Our biggest regret is not moving to East TN sooner.

I have a friend who also were from CA. They relocated with her mom, and sister. She's now in her late 20s and is a healthcare professional, married and assimilated with the community pretty well.

I was surprised that she considered "cost of living" important. My impression of young people is that money grows on trees. Taxpayers don't want to pay off student loans.

I’m from Northern California? Took a trip to Tennessee in April to check it out.. nice information from your family.. kids know. Thanks

Doing some research on retirement place. Come across your channel: nice family. Wish you the best!

Good kid; good parents.

It is getting worse out here a lot of foreigners now who are illegal

We have moved from Florida to TN, 4 years ago

Super helpful. We moved to Knoxville area 12/3/22, my daughter was 15.5 and son was 13. He loved it from start and she HATED IT HERE. Thought TN would be full of “country bumpkins” but lo and behold, she started dating her first ever boyfriend just 3 months after moving and is still with him. Has more friends here than she ever had in Orange County.

There’s no fixing CA

Never Ever come back here! People are getting worse (attitude wise) here in SoCal!

Doxies are the best dogs 😍

Moving to another state from California is difficult at first usually a bit of a culture shock , the hard parts are meeting new friends and the schools are different . Then there is the climate , I moved from LA to Washington state about 70 miles north of Seattle it was depressing at first . Yeah it rained a lot and was much cooler even in summer. We get all four seasons where in California maybe two seasons. Work is another challenge when you move sometimes you really have to start over with a lower paying job unless you are skilled or have a trade that is needed. But the quality of life is where your decision really pays off for you , your daughter got huge break in meeting her boyfriend his presence filled the void that was created by her having to leave her friends. Tennessee is nice hot in summer but they too get the four seasons it's part of the south and as far as I am concerned you can't go wrong living in the south America still thrives there in California it's gone andf it isn't coming back.

If she's putting down farmers she's putting down the people that grow her food

Covered all of California, met plenty of hillbillies and farmers. Married a girl who was actually born in LA. Tennessee is an epically better life. Its not close. They have ruined California.

where in California did you live before moving to TN?

what part of TN you in?

Your better off, short and long term.

Might have to love from LA Cali tn for work and I'm scared lol

You must be my neighbor. Talking about my area for HS and college.

As much as I hate Californians and other left people moving to Tennessee, I'm not only glad you chose Tennessee, I think you are a great asset! Hope to meet you soon!

You guys from Corona? I feel like I heard her say Santiago

My family is from Nashville and all of my sons college friends are moving to other cities because they cannot afford an apartment here. The average one bedroom in Nashville and surrounding areas start at around $1700 and up with an average two bedroom running around $3200 and up. There are too many minimum wage jobs with no health insurance.Having a small business is impossible. My small antique store went from $650 to $7000 in less than six years. The last increase put me out.

My husband and I want to move to Tennessee from California but we are worried about out 10 year old. This was a great insight.

That daughter is sure holding back her thoughts. 🤣

When you asked if you should have stayed in California and it took her a few seconds to answer, you should have had some flashcards showing the homeless encampments, the San Francisco drug users, the crime, the overpopulation, and all the other things that has caused California to decay so much in the last few years. It would have been an instantaneous NO! Glad you guys moved here as it inspired me to do the same.

What’s there to do go when your in your 60’s and not rolling over for no care center I’m not ready for group homing it with senior LMMFAO PLEASE FIND ME INFO IM COMING IN MARCH 2024

To be honest I thought the woman holding the dog was the daughter at first.

Yikes 50 kids in 1 classroom in California vs. Smaller classrooms in Tennessee. Good move!

We shouldn’t let California go, it’s such a beautiful place, such a shame what’s happened out there, it’s really sad. If we had stronger people, we could take it back, but for now, it’s lost.

REFUGEE from Kommufornia now an Okie 😊

Glad y'all like it here, Tennesseans are great people but we also don't want a lot of people moving here and pushing us out of our home towns. We like the people that adapt to our way of life and how it is here. We don't like the people that move here and bring the same crap that ruined where they're from and try to change it here. So if you're thinking of moving here keep that in mind, don't try to change it.

Also folks, be wary, and I'm not saying this man and his family are this way at all!!! However, not all these Californians who are moving here and claiming to be republican are actually republican, especially when they get up in those voting booths. Keep that in mind. People will smile and lie straight to your face

I hope you didn't bring those nasty California politics to wonderful Tennessee! (I know you didn't)

I just want to be honest since you are sharing her feelings to the world, I figured why not say. She obviously made changes and met someone to date because she had to keep on living life but it's obviously not what she wanted also since she is shy already on camera you should not have pointed out she has a sweater on in hot weather by a fire she's probably shy OMG.. as a dad you should be more sensitive to her because of her shyness and not make her feel embarrassed! Wow not cool man.

Do you guys take Mexicans?

Let her talk!!! You were directing the interview way too much, telling her the way it was. She has her own opinion as an adult.

She’s very sweet. Sadly you can see the sadness in her face and voice. It also sounds like with every one of her responses, you guys are trying to get her to change her answers to make the move sound like a good idea. Just saying.

Not really sure what this video was trying to achieve. I got nothing from it. LOL

Go back yours truly mid TN

Where were you guys in CA? Not all of CA is terrible. I would bet that not all of TN is wonderful.

I'd leave California, but I'd miss the earthquakes.

She can’t sit still!!! I’m not happy about so many relocating here. It’s driving up cost of living!!!

Why don’t ppl just stay in there own state and try fixing it ..

I moved over here in May of 19 and I have now captured more than $50000 in state taxes that would have gone to the state. You do give up many choices and that's the thing that is unquantifiable. But my choice was about career enhancement more than anything else.

I hope you left any leftist political leaning you may have had back in California, liberalism destroyed California plaster don’t do that to your new home.

Thanks for driving up rent and ruining our lives.

Meanwhile Tennessee isn’t all that great and has some very high crime especially in the cities ! It’s expensive and California offers a better quality of life but if your constantly focused on what everyone else is doing than of course you’ll be miserable!

Tennessee is an terrible state. so many better options.!!

Just dont bring your politcs

Florida sucks