Older moms, tell me raising kids in DC will be fun/exciting for them?

[Anonymous]

Op I grew up in Arlington and had the kind of high school you describe (though I’m sure the football is no where near as intense, but we still went to games for sure). I don’t know if you’ll find it in the private schools around here though, that was never my experience when we hung out with kids at the private during high school though not be sure they were boring like you seem to imply, for those I knew it was more like access to so much money and drug access, it felt faster than my high school despite us definitely getting into trouble. But that’s also a very small subset so should not be used to generalize across privates and kids that go to privates, I think that was just the parting group from a couple private s that we sometimes interacted with.

[Anonymous]

Pp here and I agree with others that you also probably shouldn’t assume your kid will love sports or large events - there is a big range of interests in high schoolers and one pro of this area is there is more opportunity to find your crowd if you don’t fit into the partying sporty high schooler

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tech has rapidly changed the world you remember. The number of teens who care about sports is so low it would shock you, and drops further every year. Esports/competitive video gaming is now more popular among Gen Z than any physical sports league. They want to be tech entrepreneurs, influencers, pro gamers. Most 16 year olds no longer even bother to get their driving license. No offense but you sound like you’re living in the past.

+1. OP sounds out of touch and like a trashy American. I wonder if she will harass her kids to lose their virginity in high school like in those dumb 90’s teen movies.

[Anonymous]

Compared to London, where I grew up, it is incredibly boring. It's all about your frame of reference. My kids seem to enjoy it. They haven't known anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Compared to London, where I grew up, it is incredibly boring. It's all about your frame of reference. My kids seem to enjoy it. They haven't known anything else.

I hear you. I am from Barcelona.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tech has rapidly changed the world you remember. The number of teens who care about sports is so low it would shock you, and drops further every year. Esports/competitive video gaming is now more popular among Gen Z than any physical sports league. They want to be tech entrepreneurs, influencers, pro gamers. Most 16 year olds no longer even bother to get their driving license. No offense but you sound like you’re living in the past.

+1. OP sounds out of touch and like a trashy American. I wonder if she will harass her kids to lose their virginity in high school like in those dumb 90’s teen movies.

And you sound like a judgy bitch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tech has rapidly changed the world you remember. The number of teens who care about sports is so low it would shock you, and drops further every year. Esports/competitive video gaming is now more popular among Gen Z than any physical sports league. They want to be tech entrepreneurs, influencers, pro gamers. Most 16 year olds no longer even bother to get their driving license. No offense but you sound like you’re living in the past.

+1. OP sounds out of touch and like a trashy American. I wonder if she will harass her kids to lose their virginity in high school like in those dumb 90’s teen movies.

And you sound like a judgy bitch.

+1

[Anonymous]

most moms in dc are older moms

[Anonymous]

If you want that type of experience move to a southern state. Times and kids are different now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am not focused literally on football, I was just using that as an example of the culture of my childhood being very into traditional teenage and school activities. School spirit, ALL sports (like, is lax big here in the same way where people get excited to go cheer for their team?), cheerleading, dance, marching band, whatever....going to the movies/mall with your friends (whatever the present version of this is), having parties, sleepovers, going to prom, even getting into a little (innocent) trouble, dating, etc.

Like, lighten up and help me understand the culture of the lives of tweens and teens here. That's all I'm asking.

For what it's worth, my big high school was EXTREMELY cut throat and competitive in ALL ways, including academics. I'm not worried about that as much as I'm worried about a culture of sheltered, boring, insecure, awkward kids who don't like to have fun at a time that should be so much fun.

Yeah, I don't think DC is for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tech has rapidly changed the world you remember. The number of teens who care about sports is so low it would shock you, and drops further every year. Esports/competitive video gaming is now more popular among Gen Z than any physical sports league. They want to be tech entrepreneurs, influencers, pro gamers. Most 16 year olds no longer even bother to get their driving license. No offense but you sound like you’re living in the past.

+1. OP sounds out of touch and like a trashy American. I wonder if she will harass her kids to lose their virginity in high school like in those dumb 90’s teen movies.

You mean like you did?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am not focused literally on football, I was just using that as an example of the culture of my childhood being very into traditional teenage and school activities. School spirit, ALL sports (like, is lax big here in the same way where people get excited to go cheer for their team?), cheerleading, dance, marching band, whatever....going to the movies/mall with your friends (whatever the present version of this is), having parties, sleepovers, going to prom, even getting into a little (innocent) trouble, dating, etc.

Like, lighten up and help me understand the culture of the lives of tweens and teens here. That's all I'm asking.

For what it's worth, my big high school was EXTREMELY cut throat and competitive in ALL ways, including academics. I'm not worried about that as much as I'm worried about a culture of sheltered, boring, insecure, awkward kids who don't like to have fun at a time that should be so much fun.

Yeah, I don't think DC is for you.

DC is a very artificial environment. And people take themselves waaaay too seriously here. They believe their own marketing.

[Anonymous]

This is so insane I have a hard time believing it’s not a troll post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tech has rapidly changed the world you remember. The number of teens who care about sports is so low it would shock you, and drops further every year. Esports/competitive video gaming is now more popular among Gen Z than any physical sports league. They want to be tech entrepreneurs, influencers, pro gamers. Most 16 year olds no longer even bother to get their driving license. No offense but you sound like you’re living in the past.

+1. OP sounds out of touch and like a trashy American. I wonder if she will harass her kids to lose their virginity in high school like in those dumb 90’s teen movies.

You mean like you did?

BOOM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a great place to raise kids! The Smithsonian is here, and all of it is free. There are tons of people from all over the world (Worldbank/diplomats/think tanks etc) and state dept and military folks who transition in and out. With so much diversity and culture, I think DC is a great place to grow up in. I mean can anything in TX compare to the Library of Congress? Or jogging through the natl mall? The only downside to DC is its awful weather so you and I may not be seeing eye to eye. I also can't stand Miami.

Not how crowded it is? Not the insane traffic? The terrible public transportation? The incredibly high cost of living? I could go on and on.