I don't think I can be friends with moms who drive huge SUVs

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In my world, oversized SUV's are much akin to oversized pick up trucks - trying to compensate for the obvious......

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Anonymous wrote:In my world, oversized SUV's are much akin to oversized pick up trucks - trying to compensate for the obvious......

Given they seem to be primarily driven by affluent women I'm not quite sure you thought through this hard enough.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s so easy for this forum to go off the rails and let a troll take up 26 pages on a topic. No wonder why I quit coming here as much.

Yet you’re here

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP would have been better off moving to Takoma Park or somewhere similar. Not sure what she was expecting in a place like McLean. I couldn't stand living in a place full of self-righteous crunchy liberals, so I didn't move there and moved to north Arlington. Not exactly rocket surgery.

I would never live in McLean. We moved relocated to Philadelphia. This is the OP.

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Anonymous wrote:So move back to your apartment if you care so much. But nope you move to your McMansion in McLean and then get angry at soccer moms who are living their life. Like what even is your post.

Doubt she had friends when she was renting.

I had a ton of friends who weren't flashy. My immediate community isn't like this. There's no space for a huge suv in our town house community. It's the neighborhoods around us—the birthday party moms.

Wtf is a "birthday party mom"? So now parties are bad too, not just big cars?

Cars are too big for our neighborhood so they couldn't stay at the party.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP would have been better off moving to Takoma Park or somewhere similar. Not sure what she was expecting in a place like McLean. I couldn't stand living in a place full of self-righteous crunchy liberals, so I didn't move there and moved to north Arlington. Not exactly rocket surgery.

I would never live in McLean. We moved relocated to Philadelphia. This is the OP.

Well, bully for you, I guess.

I'm sure there's a version of Takoma Park in Philadelphia you'd be happier in. Or you can just snidely judge people for driving an Suburban. Whatever floats your boat.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP would have been better off moving to Takoma Park or somewhere similar. Not sure what she was expecting in a place like McLean. I couldn't stand living in a place full of self-righteous crunchy liberals, so I didn't move there and moved to north Arlington. Not exactly rocket surgery.

I would never live in McLean. We moved relocated to Philadelphia. This is the OP.

Why are you still on DCUM if you moved away to a different city in a different state? makes no sense

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Anonymous wrote:Just would like to tell OP that we're leaving tomorrow for our second ski vacation out west this year. If course, we also drive a Prius, so not sure if that makes us virtuous or not.

Op here. As long as you don't announce it to everyone at the grocery store, it is fine with me. I also vacation, but I'm not flashy and loud about it. That's one thing I noticed about American tourists, especially young ones. They are too loud. There are certain things you should keep low-key in public.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP would have been better off moving to Takoma Park or somewhere similar. Not sure what she was expecting in a place like McLean. I couldn't stand living in a place full of self-righteous crunchy liberals, so I didn't move there and moved to north Arlington. Not exactly rocket surgery.

I would never live in McLean. We moved relocated to Philadelphia. This is the OP.

Well, bully for you, I guess.

I'm sure there's a version of Takoma Park in Philadelphia you'd be happier in. Or you can just snidely judge people for driving an Suburban. Whatever floats your boat.

There may be, but it's not close to our jobs which are an hour away from Philadelphia. As I said my townhouse community is nice and modest. This was one interaction I noticed while shopping at the grocery store and again when my child had a house birthday party. I am sure the judging goes both ways. I would have nothing in common with them anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Just would like to tell OP that we're leaving tomorrow for our second ski vacation out west this year. If course, we also drive a Prius, so not sure if that makes us virtuous or not.

Op here. As long as you don't announce it to everyone at the grocery store, it is fine with me. I also vacation, but I'm not flashy and loud about it. That's one thing I noticed about American tourists, especially young ones. They are too loud. There are certain things you should keep low-key in public.

I know exactly what the OP is talking about. Those mom's are the worst. They judge other moms who aren't like them. They haven't grown up yet.

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All these moms socializing, driving and throwing birthday parties! Makes me sick to my stomach

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP would have been better off moving to Takoma Park or somewhere similar. Not sure what she was expecting in a place like McLean. I couldn't stand living in a place full of self-righteous crunchy liberals, so I didn't move there and moved to north Arlington. Not exactly rocket surgery.

I would never live in McLean. We moved relocated to Philadelphia. This is the OP.

How's the clean up doing after the huge "childish" reaction to losing the Super Bowl going? I hope you're there enforcing your environmental garbage, that should go over well. Watch for cars being over turned! Love and kisses

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Anonymous wrote:In my world, oversized SUV's are much akin to oversized pick up trucks - trying to compensate for the obvious......

Or people have families with more than 3 kids… and need transportation.

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Anonymous wrote:Just would like to tell OP that we're leaving tomorrow for our second ski vacation out west this year. If course, we also drive a Prius, so not sure if that makes us virtuous or not.

Op here. As long as you don't announce it to everyone at the grocery store, it is fine with me. I also vacation, but I'm not flashy and loud about it. That's one thing I noticed about American tourists, especially young ones. They are too loud. There are certain things you should keep low-key in public.

I know exactly what the OP is talking about. Those mom's are the worst. They judge other moms who aren't like them. They haven't grown up yet.

And neither of have you or the Op, turn the other cheek, no one can make you feel less unless you give them the power, didn't your mother/father every share things like this with you while growing up? This feeling of incompetency and being less comes from within, you give the power to these other women. Work on yourself and stop caring what others think or represent, not your circus, not your monkey.

[Anonymous]

Wealth Is Quiet. Rich Is Loud. Poor Is Flashy.