Schools cause PoP to leave Petworth

[Anonymous]

Now he's just another Minion in Van Ness, subject to ridicule by others. But I respect his decision, a completely rational one.

[Anonymous]

So which school was he zoned into that he didn't think was good enough?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm just jealous he can afford a place in Van Ness as a blogger. I wonder how much PoPville pulls in...

He may also have a working spouse.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm just jealous he can afford a place in Van Ness as a blogger. I wonder how much PoPville pulls in...

Buying 12 years ago, he probably made a killing from selling his home. Petworth prices are insane --not sure why people are buying when school aren't great.

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Anonymous wrote:This isn't big or scandalous news. He's a good guy. He started the blog a long time ago when he was younger and his life was different. He has a family now, and let's be honest, he's been talking about other, less-edgy, neighborhoods for a while now so you have to have seen this coming. I barely know him, but even I've talked to him about schools - it's impossible not to be concerned when you're a parent.

I also agree it sounds like the Hearst zone rather than Murch. (Which is much less of a sell out if you ask me.)

oh shut up. What do you know about "selling out"? That's right, nothing, because you're 30 and have either no kids or one infant who's 11 mos. You grew up in the suburbs. You have a curated beard, but this doesn't make you authentic.

Here's a cheat sheet: one more stop to the north on the Red Line isn't a sellout. A brick center hall Colonial in 20015 between Wisc. and Connecticut aves is not more a sell out than a brick center hall colonial in 20008 between Wisc. and Connecticut avenues.

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Anonymous wrote:Wonder how NW is going to be able to fit all the families who arrive at the same realization PoP did when school gets real for their kids.

Most of them still move to the burbs so they do t have to move twice.

[Anonymous]

Yup, our rental on CT Ave in the Murch boundary feels like sell out. Have you had to make this choice?

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Anonymous wrote:There always have been people who couldn't deal with the the stark differences that they have to face in Petworth when their kids hit school age. This guy is just one more in a long stream. Really, nothing new.

+1 yawn.
Take note all you pre-kid hipsters. Life gets a lot more real when you start thinking about your own kids. And schools. And really, once your kids start hitting school age, you aren't hanging in coffee shops, jazz clubs or pop up restaurants like you did before kids, or when your kids were babies. Welcome to adulthood.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There always have been people who couldn't deal with the the stark differences that they have to face in Petworth when their kids hit school age. This guy is just one more in a long stream. Really, nothing new.

+1 yawn.
Take note all you pre-kid hipsters. Life gets a lot more real when you start thinking about your own kids. And schools. And really, once your kids start hitting school age, you aren't hanging in coffee shops, jazz clubs or pop up restaurants like you did before kids, or when your kids were babies. Welcome to adulthood.

What about us non-pre-kid(s) couldn't-really-pass-as-hipsters supposed to do with our kids who are already in school here? Do I run west when my panties get in a bunch or when I clutch my pearls hard enough?

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Anonymous wrote:Yup, our rental on CT Ave in the Murch boundary feels like sell out. Have you had to make this choice?

My beautiful, restored 1913 home inbounds for Murch, with a wrap-around porch and lush gardens does not feel a [snicker] "sell out"-- because I haven't compromised my integrity. That would be the definition of sellout, did you know this? I still have a moral compass. I'm not clubbing baby seals.

Living in a less expensive neighborhood doesn't make one a better person of character. Sorry.

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You make the best choice for your kids that you can make and you don't judge other people for doing exactly the same thing you are doing.

Your bun by panties are your own business.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There always have been people who couldn't deal with the the stark differences that they have to face in Petworth when their kids hit school age. This guy is just one more in a long stream. Really, nothing new.

+1 yawn.
Take note all you pre-kid hipsters. Life gets a lot more real when you start thinking about your own kids. And schools. And really, once your kids start hitting school age, you aren't hanging in coffee shops, jazz clubs or pop up restaurants like you did before kids, or when your kids were babies. Welcome to adulthood.

What about us non-pre-kid(s) couldn't-really-pass-as-hipsters supposed to do with our kids who are already in school here? Do I run west when my panties get in a bunch or when I clutch my pearls hard enough?

Depends on how bad your schools suck; and if they do, how much you're willing to sacrifice in order to rescue your kid(s) from the adverse effects.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yup, our rental on CT Ave in the Murch boundary feels like sell out. Have you had to make this choice?

My beautiful, restored 1913 home inbounds for Murch, with a wrap-around porch and lush gardens does not feel a [snicker] "sell out"-- because I haven't compromised my integrity. That would be the definition of sellout, did you know this? I still have a moral compass. I'm not clubbing baby seals.

Living in a less expensive neighborhood doesn't make one a better person of character. Sorry.

Who said EOTP neighborhoods were less expensive? I live in Shaw, send my kids to a charter I'd prefer over Janney or Murch, but at times am tempted to sell my place near U street and buy a larger house WOTP for the price i'd get for my place. A lot of WOTP homes are now cheaper than the sought after EOTP neighborhoods. And the new Whole Foods hasn't even opened (two blocks from me).

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What if you hadn't gotten into a good charter?

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Anonymous wrote:What if you hadn't gotten into a good charter?

I'm not the pp, but I'm still not sure I want to raise my kids in my current neighborhood. Not saying we will move WOTP