Moved to the burbs and I hate it

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Anonymous wrote:You would hate it worse raising a growing child in a 800 sq ft home. I had one child in a 1300 sq ft home and nearly went nuts with the lack of space. Do you really want to raise your child in a closet?

Harsh. We have 2 kids in 1200 square feet and do just fine--as do many people throughout the rest of the world, including much of Europe. Maybe you own a lot of useless junk or are very messy?

Yes living the poor Lifestyle isn't just in dc

PP's 1200 square feet may well cost more than oddly capitalized Lifestyle PP's "townhouse" or rambler (or "Colonial").

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That's silly. Have you visited every school in this area? Or were you simply trying to put together a convincing sentence?

There is no other Spanish immersion, expeditionary school with a sustainable focus in the area. It is perfect for us. And for the pp, we will have 5 years to see how the middle school/high school progresses, but given what I have seen so far, I have great confidence, and I am not overstating by saying that it is likely she will see it through.

Oh please, there are like seven Spanish immersion elementaries in Ffx county alone, plus at least one in Arlington. If you like your school, good for you, but don't say there's nothing like it.

I never said there were no other immersion schools; there are tons of them. The expeditionary model with the sustainability focus are what is so unique, and they are perfect for us.

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Anonymous wrote:Your child will love the lawn and the suburbs. Kids don't care about dining out. You are just adjusting to a big change in your life.

My kid has always liked dining out better than lawns. Your idea is a fallacy based on an idea you absorbed growing up during America's decades of suburban expansion, not a universal truth. Times change, and the idea of what's healthy/normal/responsible/desirable changes too.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly think there are some people who are so obsessed with bashing the suburbs that they sit in their apartments and make up threads to try and make city living sound more attractive. The OP doesn't sound like a real person to me, at least not one that I'd want to know.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's silly. Have you visited every school in this area? Or were you simply trying to put together a convincing sentence?

There is no other Spanish immersion, expeditionary school with a sustainable focus in the area. It is perfect for us. And for the pp, we will have 5 years to see how the middle school/high school progresses, but given what I have seen so far, I have great confidence, and I am not overstating by saying that it is likely she will see it through.

Oh please, there are like seven Spanish immersion elementaries in Ffx county alone, plus at least one in Arlington. If you like your school, good for you, but don't say there's nothing like it.

I never said there were no other immersion schools; there are tons of them. The expeditionary model with the sustainability focus are what is so unique, and they are perfect for us.

NP trying to salvage something from this snotty thread - what is an "expeditionary model with a sustainability focus"? Serious question, so serious answers only, please!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's silly. Have you visited every school in this area? Or were you simply trying to put together a convincing sentence?

There is no other Spanish immersion, expeditionary school with a sustainable focus in the area. It is perfect for us. And for the pp, we will have 5 years to see how the middle school/high school progresses, but given what I have seen so far, I have great confidence, and I am not overstating by saying that it is likely she will see it through.

Oh please, there are like seven Spanish immersion elementaries in Ffx county alone, plus at least one in Arlington. If you like your school, good for you, but don't say there's nothing like it.

I never said there were no other immersion schools; there are tons of them. The expeditionary model with the sustainability focus are what is so unique, and they are perfect for us.

NP trying to salvage something from this snotty thread - what is an "expeditionary model with a sustainability focus"? Serious question, so serious answers only, please!


It's code for "they get to go on field trips."

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly think there are some people who are so obsessed with bashing the suburbs that they sit in their apartments and make up threads to try and make city living sound more attractive. The OP doesn't sound like a real person to me, at least not one that I'd want to know.

And I honestly think there are suburban people who are working off a 1994 paradigm about the District of Columbia that's just not true anymore. They have outdated notions about what the city is like, what the schools are like, what the neighborhoods are like, etc. None of their notions are based on what are facts TODAY. The just can't get past their old ideas. If you asked them, for example, which neighborhood is conventionally "safer"- Glover Park or Petworth- they wouldn't be able to tell you, because they really don't know a thing about DC. They just know the city is not for them. If you say you like it, that you want to stay in the city, for some reason they can't accept it. They have to bring up all the tired old tropes about the bad old days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your child will love the lawn and the suburbs. Kids don't care about dining out. You are just adjusting to a big change in your life.

My kid has always liked dining out better than lawns. Your idea is a fallacy based on an idea you absorbed growing up during America's decades of suburban expansion, not a universal truth. Times change, and the idea of what's healthy/normal/responsible/desirable changes too.

+1

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My husband and I lived in a tiny 800 square foot condo in Columbia Heights for 10 years and I absolutely loved it – loved the neighborhood, loved the walkability, loved the people, loved running into friends everywhere, loved the feel of tons of stuff happening right outside my front door. Place was tiny but cozy and I loved it.

Then we had a baby and ran out of room.

We looked for over a year with a very low budget, and 6 months ago in the Maryland burbs we found a decent-sized place in great condition, a mile from a metro. And I HATE IT. I hate not seeing anyone on the street, I hate being in a silent neighborhood surrounded by car-choked streets, I hate being in the freaking car ALL THE TIME, I hate spending time on the stupid lawn, I hate f’ing pressure to decorate for Christmas, I hate having nothing but old white people as neighbors.

Is it insane to try renting out this place and moving into a rental back in the city? It has only been six months, but I just despair about spending years of my life in this place.

Everything about your post screams complete immaturity. Why on earth did you buy a place in the suburbs in the first place if you really want to live in a hispter neighborhood and pretend to be 23 the rest of your life?

Your poor child.

This is dumb. Many people like the city. We live in the city. Our neighbors on both sides are in their 60s. I guess they want to be 23 too. It's just a different environment. The people are different and truly believe care about each other more. I love it. I have no desire to move. We lucked up and bought our house in 2010 when the market was still down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly think there are some people who are so obsessed with bashing the suburbs that they sit in their apartments and make up threads to try and make city living sound more attractive. The OP doesn't sound like a real person to me, at least not one that I'd want to know.

And I honestly think there are suburban people who are working off a 1994 paradigm about the District of Columbia that's just not true anymore. They have outdated notions about what the city is like, what the schools are like, what the neighborhoods are like, etc. None of their notions are based on what are facts TODAY. The just can't get past their old ideas. If you asked them, for example, which neighborhood is conventionally "safer"- Glover Park or Petworth- they wouldn't be able to tell you, because they really don't know a thing about DC. They just know the city is not for them. If you say you like it, that you want to stay in the city, for some reason they can't accept it. They have to bring up all the tired old tropes about the bad old days.

If the city is so great why is there no traffic into the city at night. Wouldn't there be a rush hour to get to this great city from jobs. No, because most people don't want to live in the city, they are only forced to go there for work.

There are plenty of jobs In the burbs and the city has a very failing future.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with you. When I lived in the District I thought people were generally very cool, but I love the burbs too and now read this stuff and wonder where all of these judgmental bitches came from? I am born and raised DC, live in Bethesda now and couldn't be happier. I am glad (or at least hope) that I don't know any of these haters!

I don't think of Bethesday, CC, Old Town, Rosemont living in the burbs. The burbs, in my opinion, are Rockville, Great Falls, Centreville, Springfield, Burke, Annandale, etc. Think strip malls and the like.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with you. When I lived in the District I thought people were generally very cool, but I love the burbs too and now read this stuff and wonder where all of these judgmental bitches came from? I am born and raised DC, live in Bethesda now and couldn't be happier. I am glad (or at least hope) that I don't know any of these haters!

I don't think of Bethesday, CC, Old Town, Rosemont living in the burbs. The burbs, in my opinion, are Rockville, Great Falls, Centreville, Springfield, Burke, Annandale, etc. Think strip malls and the like.

Well good for you. You should call Websters so they can redefine suburbs for you so you can feel better about your life.

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly think there are some people who are so obsessed with bashing the suburbs that they sit in their apartments and make up threads to try and make city living sound more attractive. The OP doesn't sound like a real person to me, at least not one that I'd want to know.

And I honestly think there are suburban people who are working off a 1994 paradigm about the District of Columbia that's just not true anymore. They have outdated notions about what the city is like, what the schools are like, what the neighborhoods are like, etc. None of their notions are based on what are facts TODAY. The just can't get past their old ideas. If you asked them, for example, which neighborhood is conventionally "safer"- Glover Park or Petworth- they wouldn't be able to tell you, because they really don't know a thing about DC. They just know the city is not for them. If you say you like it, that you want to stay in the city, for some reason they can't accept it. They have to bring up all the tired old tropes about the bad old days.

If the city is so great why is there no traffic into the city at night. Wouldn't there be a rush hour to get to this great city from jobs. No, because most people don't want to live in the city, they are only forced to go there for work.

There are plenty of jobs In the burbs and the city has a very failing future.

You make no sense. Have you BEEN out to dinner on 14th Street lately? It's a mob scene. The city has grown hugely in population the past couple of years... people are moving INTO the District of Columbia, not out.

Again, old notions, not based on fact.

Read this article if you need some proof. But I bet you won't, because you don't want your silly ideas refuted.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/08/how-dc-saved-its-central-city/6499/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly think there are some people who are so obsessed with bashing the suburbs that they sit in their apartments and make up threads to try and make city living sound more attractive. The OP doesn't sound like a real person to me, at least not one that I'd want to know.

And I honestly think there are suburban people who are working off a 1994 paradigm about the District of Columbia that's just not true anymore. They have outdated notions about what the city is like, what the schools are like, what the neighborhoods are like, etc. None of their notions are based on what are facts TODAY. The just can't get past their old ideas. If you asked them, for example, which neighborhood is conventionally "safer"- Glover Park or Petworth- they wouldn't be able to tell you, because they really don't know a thing about DC. They just know the city is not for them. If you say you like it, that you want to stay in the city, for some reason they can't accept it. They have to bring up all the tired old tropes about the bad old days.

What's more common is that city residents suggest that things that happened a year or two ago, whether it's a vicious attack on a Capitol Hill with a baseball bat or a school that can't make grade, happened 25 years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly think there are some people who are so obsessed with bashing the suburbs that they sit in their apartments and make up threads to try and make city living sound more attractive. The OP doesn't sound like a real person to me, at least not one that I'd want to know.

And I honestly think there are suburban people who are working off a 1994 paradigm about the District of Columbia that's just not true anymore. They have outdated notions about what the city is like, what the schools are like, what the neighborhoods are like, etc. None of their notions are based on what are facts TODAY. The just can't get past their old ideas. If you asked them, for example, which neighborhood is conventionally "safer"- Glover Park or Petworth- they wouldn't be able to tell you, because they really don't know a thing about DC. They just know the city is not for them. If you say you like it, that you want to stay in the city, for some reason they can't accept it. They have to bring up all the tired old tropes about the bad old days.

If the city is so great why is there no traffic into the city at night. Wouldn't there be a rush hour to get to this great city from jobs. No, because most people don't want to live in the city, they are only forced to go there for work.

There are plenty of jobs In the burbs and the city has a very failing future.

You make no sense. Have you BEEN out to dinner on 14th Street lately? It's a mob scene. The city has grown hugely in population the past couple of years... people are moving INTO the District of Columbia, not out.

Again, old notions, not based on fact.

Read this article if you need some proof. But I bet you won't, because you don't want your silly ideas refuted.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/08/how-dc-saved-its-central-city/6499/

Most people will not live in the city and commute out. Period. People are there for jobs and young people are there for bars.