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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with those who say pick the best location for you in regards to commute but also with an eye on school districts.  But remember that once your kid gets out of elementary schools, that they are in school with kids from outside your boundaries.  My HS in Bethesda included kids from Bethesda, Kensington, Rockville, Wheaton, Garrett Park and of all socio-economic backgrounds.  Neighborhoods with $2M homes to low-income housing.  You can't assume that your kids will only stay friends with kids that live close to you so odds are that whatever discrepancies you may notice in elementary school will go away once they hit MS and HS.[/quote]

D'oh! Why didn't I think of that?  Seriously, I guess that had occurred to me earlier, but hadn't been factoring into my thoughts recently. I guess because I kept the same friends from kindergarten through high school, and they all lived within a few blocks of me. But that's because I was in a neighborhood I fit into. Maybe if my kids don't really fit in here, they can branch out later on. (I'd hope.) My mom reminds me to "trust my kids". Just believe that they can figure it out and will know how to choose their friends and won't turn into brats just because some of their friends for a while are. (i'm op)[/quote]

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