really worried about social acceptance...

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone, I was hoping to hear your thoughts on a concern I have, and I would really appreciate your full honesty!

My wife and I will be buying a home in the Potomac/Bethesda area later this year. We are an two-mom family, and have an 8-month old daughter who will be attending whatever local public school we are districted for (hs will be Walter Johnson, Whitman or Churchhill).

While the schools in that area are great, I've also read that the parents can be very snooty and cold, and are typically on the more conservative side.

How accepting do you think the other kids, parents, teachers will be? Have you come across many other LGBTQ+ families in the area? I'm mainly just worried about teasing and her feeling like an outcast.

Any insight you provide will be much appreciated. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Why not move to Takoma Park instead? Sounds more your style

[Anonymous]

Add BCC to that list. That’s where we are and we’re surrounded by very supportive liberal families. Once you start getting to Potomac is when you start seeing the Trump signs (or did).

Signed, proud bisexual mom (married to a man but very out)

[Anonymous]

Takoma Park

[Anonymous]

If I were you, I'd definitely avoid that area and go for Chevy Chase

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi everyone, I was hoping to hear your thoughts on a concern I have, and I would really appreciate your full honesty!

My wife and I will be buying a home in the Potomac/Bethesda area later this year. We are an two-mom family, and have an 8-month old daughter who will be attending whatever local public school we are districted for (hs will be Walter Johnson, Whitman or Churchhill).

While the schools in that area are great, I've also read that the parents can be very snooty and cold, and are typically on the more conservative side.

How accepting do you think the other kids, parents, teachers will be? Have you come across many other LGBTQ+ families in the area? I'm mainly just worried about teasing and her feeling like an outcast.

Any insight you provide will be much appreciated. Thank you.

Bethesda and Potomac are very accepting. If you've narrowed it down to these two places you've made a great choice As for what you read, it was likely written by an east county fear monger. There is an element in east county that actively tries to smear Bethesda and Potomac because they are trying to raise their property values. What you'll get in Bethesda and Potomac are highly educated traditional liberals who will treat you like regular people. East county is filled with wokes who will treat you like demi-gods because they never met a minority they didn't gush over to signal their piety.

[Anonymous]

My experience of that area is that they are conservative in some social ways, but not politically and not in a homophobic way. I wouldn't want to live there for other reasons, but I don't think you'd experience any discomfort because of being a two mom family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My experience of that area is that they are conservative in some social ways, but not politically and not in a homophobic way. I wouldn't want to live there for other reasons, but I don't think you'd experience any discomfort because of being a two mom family.

+1 There are at least two two-mom families at my Bethesda ES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not move to Takoma Park instead? Sounds more your style

Agree but then again I live there and am biased. My kids went to the TPES magnet, the PBES CES and are currently in the TPMS magnet. Couldn't be happier with the schools and community.

[Anonymous]

Gay mom here and we live in Eastern Silver spring. We love where we are and have had no issues. School has been super supportive. Mcps as a whole is very gay friendly.

[Anonymous]

Live in Bethesda (Ashburton, North Bethesda, WJ), and my children and I know plenty of 2 mom and 2 dad families. Really nbd!

[Anonymous]

Why did you pick that area? Agree that Takoma Park/Silver Spring might be better. I would only live there if I worked in Bethesda

[Anonymous]

I like how inclusive TP is, but the OP seems to want a more upscale area, so that seems to be more BCC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like how inclusive TP is, but the OP seems to want a more upscale area, so that seems to be more BCC

don't find that area especially upscale just uptight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi everyone, I was hoping to hear your thoughts on a concern I have, and I would really appreciate your full honesty!

My wife and I will be buying a home in the Potomac/Bethesda area later this year. We are an two-mom family, and have an 8-month old daughter who will be attending whatever local public school we are districted for (hs will be Walter Johnson, Whitman or Churchhill).

While the schools in that area are great, I've also read that the parents can be very snooty and cold, and are typically on the more conservative side.

How accepting do you think the other kids, parents, teachers will be? Have you come across many other LGBTQ+ families in the area? I'm mainly just worried about teasing and her feeling like an outcast.

Any insight you provide will be much appreciated. Thank you.

Bethesda and Potomac are very accepting. If you've narrowed it down to these two places you've made a great choice As for what you read, it was likely written by an east county fear monger. There is an element in east county that actively tries to smear Bethesda and Potomac because they are trying to raise their property values. What you'll get in Bethesda and Potomac are highly educated traditional liberals who will treat you like regular people. East county is filled with wokes who will treat you like demi-gods because they never met a minority they didn't gush over to signal their piety.

Bizarre, go away.