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[quote=Anonymous]So are you moving OP? There are many threads that discuss why the grass is greener outside of DC. And that may be true, but there are a lot of great things for families here too. I think the answer for us is the jobs we have/like are not in places that are easier to live (ie NY, Boston, SF). We love New England but to have a nice summer you have to have miserable winters that last 9 mos (no thanks); we love the pacific NW, but to have gorgeous summers you have to put up with drizzle for 9 mos (again, that would depress me). We love all that the city has to offer us and our kids (restaurants, museums, street fairs, drive to the beach, shenandoah, Philly, NY, WVA). We live in the city, so our commute is less than 45 mins (it's 30 or less) and our kids ARE going to K in DC public schools. We hang out with people that don't give a %$*@ about the kind of shoes our kids wear and who let their kids play. We have lots of options for camps in the summer which we may not if we worked somewhere else. We realize we could live on less elsewhere but don't want to live in a lot of those places. I'd be interested in what people who have left DC feel. Is it really better (assuming you didn't move where you have grandparents helping out with the kids all the time, which would make things better)?[/quote]
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