s/o Where do the cool, grounded parents live?

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Anonymous wrote:We're all out here in the midwest.

As someone who grew up in one of the more liberal/educated areas midwest and has a lot of friends who still live there--this is probably partially true, but only if you're white.

+1. Also, I'll point out that all of those saying there are no down to earth people in this area must be talking about areas with lots of white, affluent, transplants. I'm a POC and I know a ton of down to earth people and areas in DC and close-in MoCo.

There are plenty. And there are also plenty of DC natives, in spite of the stereotype that everyone is a student government wannabe who moved here from somewhere else.

Yes, my husband and I are both DC natives. And about half the people I knew growing up stayed (or have come back to) the city to raise families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We're all out here in the midwest.

As someone who grew up in one of the more liberal/educated areas midwest and has a lot of friends who still live there--this is probably partially true, but only if you're white.

+1. Also, I'll point out that all of those saying there are no down to earth people in this area must be talking about areas with lots of white, affluent, transplants. I'm a POC and I know a ton of down to earth people and areas in DC and close-in MoCo.

There are plenty. And there are also plenty of DC natives, in spite of the stereotype that everyone is a student government wannabe who moved here from somewhere else.

PP here, totally agree. I live in an EOTP NW neighborhood with lots of DC natives, in addition to a growing number of transplants. Most people are pretty down to earth, although busy (not many SAHPs). I think I've only ever given one parent the side eye, for name-dropping.

[Anonymous]

The irony of the many judge people in here acting as if they were the arbiters Of what constitutes “grounded.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're all out here in the midwest.

As someone who grew up in one of the more liberal/educated areas midwest and has a lot of friends who still live there--this is probably partially true, but only if you're white.

+1. Also, I'll point out that all of those saying there are no down to earth people in this area must be talking about areas with lots of white, affluent, transplants. I'm a POC and I know a ton of down to earth people and areas in DC and close-in MoCo.

There are plenty. And there are also plenty of DC natives, in spite of the stereotype that everyone is a student government wannabe who moved here from somewhere else.

PP here, totally agree. I live in an EOTP NW neighborhood with lots of DC natives, in addition to a growing number of transplants. Most people are pretty down to earth, although busy (not many SAHPs). I think I've only ever given one parent the side eye, for name-dropping.

PP again. Another thing is that the transplants here live in a majority minority neighborhood and mostly send their kids to the majority minority neighborhood school. And, for the most part, they are not acting like those portrayed in "Nice White Parents." They tend to be a bit more chill and comfortable with diversity, and were not gunning for WOTP schools with the best test scores and majority white students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The irony of the many judge people in here acting as if they were the arbiters Of what constitutes “grounded.”

This. Everyone is trying to be the "best" at being normal.

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Anonymous wrote:The irony of the many judge people in here acting as if they were the arbiters Of what constitutes “grounded.”

This. Everyone is trying to be the "best" at being normal.

Judge should have been judgy.

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Anonymous wrote:Posting like the 5th yes to Silver Spring: 20910, 20902, 20901

+7 (or whatever). Lots of "chill" families and even some "cool" ones (but not me).

+8. We’re part of the “adequate parenting” club.

Do kids generally go to public schools in these zip codes? Considering moving here to try for the science magnet programs (I know, that seems very ungrounded, but my daughter loves science), but want a neighborhood where people send their kids to the neighborhood schools.

Yes.

+2 I have an elementary schooler and a middle schooler, and my neighbors all use the public schools.

[Anonymous]

I’ve always been on the edges of alternative or cool or whatever. No regrets about my shitty small house inside the beltway in Annandale. Lots of parents leaning more towards benign neglect then helicoptering and I have made way more friends with neighbors then I expected (moved from a condo in Arlington)

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DC Native also. Arlington actually, but when I was growing up (80s) DC Native meant the DC area. Because with the exception of the extremely wealthy and the extremely poor, no one raised a kid in DC proper. If you were a middle class white kid from Dc you could be from Bethesda, Annandale, Alexandria, Silver Spring etc.

My wife is a DC native also, hailing from Potomac.

That's the thing about a lot of the annoying newcomers. They think you have to have been raised on 14th street to be a native. No one lived on 14th street in the 80s I tell them and they look at me like I'm crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're all out here in the midwest.

As someone who grew up in one of the more liberal/educated areas midwest and has a lot of friends who still live there--this is probably partially true, but only if you're white.

+1. Also, I'll point out that all of those saying there are no down to earth people in this area must be talking about areas with lots of white, affluent, transplants. I'm a POC and I know a ton of down to earth people and areas in DC and close-in MoCo.

There are plenty. And there are also plenty of DC natives, in spite of the stereotype that everyone is a student government wannabe who moved here from somewhere else.

PP here, totally agree. I live in an EOTP NW neighborhood with lots of DC natives, in addition to a growing number of transplants. Most people are pretty down to earth, although busy (not many SAHPs). I think I've only ever given one parent the side eye, for name-dropping.

PP again. Another thing is that the transplants here live in a majority minority neighborhood and mostly send their kids to the majority minority neighborhood school. And, for the most part, they are not acting like those portrayed in "Nice White Parents." They tend to be a bit more chill and comfortable with diversity, and were not gunning for WOTP schools with the best test scores and majority white students.

That's because their kids are all still ECE. Give it time, most will bail.

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I live in an upscale neighborhood WOTP and there are plenty trappings of wealth, but also my chosen friends and most neighbors are down to earth, focused on turning their kids into nice humans, and do their best to instill good values, regardless of HHI.

Down to earth is not exclusive to the middle class.
Even in the wealthiest enclaves, there are good, grounded people, they just happen to be able to afford really expensive, and convenient homes.

Just because you are EARNEST and shop at Free People does not mean that you have your head screwed on straight.... not mutually exclusive, but not a guarantee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're all out here in the midwest.

As someone who grew up in one of the more liberal/educated areas midwest and has a lot of friends who still live there--this is probably partially true, but only if you're white.

+1. Also, I'll point out that all of those saying there are no down to earth people in this area must be talking about areas with lots of white, affluent, transplants. I'm a POC and I know a ton of down to earth people and areas in DC and close-in MoCo.

There are plenty. And there are also plenty of DC natives, in spite of the stereotype that everyone is a student government wannabe who moved here from somewhere else.

PP here, totally agree. I live in an EOTP NW neighborhood with lots of DC natives, in addition to a growing number of transplants. Most people are pretty down to earth, although busy (not many SAHPs). I think I've only ever given one parent the side eye, for name-dropping.

PP again. Another thing is that the transplants here live in a majority minority neighborhood and mostly send their kids to the majority minority neighborhood school. And, for the most part, they are not acting like those portrayed in "Nice White Parents." They tend to be a bit more chill and comfortable with diversity, and were not gunning for WOTP schools with the best test scores and majority white students.

That's because their kids are all still ECE. Give it time, most will bail.

PP here. Many of my neighbors send their kids to the IB middle and high school, too. Although historically many did private/parochial for high school, most younger parents I know plan on public all the way through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are in Glover Park

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC Native also. Arlington actually, but when I was growing up (80s) DC Native meant the DC area. Because with the exception of the extremely wealthy and the extremely poor, no one raised a kid in DC proper. If you were a middle class white kid from Dc you could be from Bethesda, Annandale, Alexandria, Silver Spring etc.

My wife is a DC native also, hailing from Potomac.

That's the thing about a lot of the annoying newcomers. They think you have to have been raised on 14th street to be a native. No one lived on 14th street in the 80s I tell them and they look at me like I'm crazy.

I mean no, some of us grew up in DC in the 80s/90s and didn’t fit that mold. Definitely fewer than now, for sure, though.

And we got annoyed as hell when people from Potomac or Arlington said they are “from DC”!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC Native also. Arlington actually, but when I was growing up (80s) DC Native meant the DC area. Because with the exception of the extremely wealthy and the extremely poor, no one raised a kid in DC proper. If you were a middle class white kid from Dc you could be from Bethesda, Annandale, Alexandria, Silver Spring etc.

My wife is a DC native also, hailing from Potomac.

That's the thing about a lot of the annoying newcomers. They think you have to have been raised on 14th street to be a native. No one lived on 14th street in the 80s I tell them and they look at me like I'm crazy.

I mean no, some of us grew up in DC in the 80s/90s and didn’t fit that mold. Definitely fewer than now, for sure, though.

And we got annoyed as hell when people from Potomac or Arlington said they are “from DC”!

Seriously. I know lots of DC natives, but all are from DC, not friggin' Potomac.