Has anyone raised a child far away from grandparents?

Talk to him about it. make him see that in order to give this child the best life, you need to be somewhere where there's good healthcare support, family to lean back on, and a good supply of jobs. If he doesn't see that, then maybe you do have to give each other some space, if only temporarily. Odds are, he miss you so much he'll follow you anywhere. If he stands true and wants to stay it that town, perhaps you guys aren't meant to live together. people from small towns tend to be loyal to their towns, and if you don't break the cycle, your kid may end up in the same town, and so will their kid.