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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I understand your angst.  We live in the Shaw/Ledroit Park area of NW.  I grew up in Midwestern suburbs and my DH grew up in the Bronx.  I was scared to death about raising kids in that area while DH was far more comfortable with it.  Our 3 kids all went to DCPS (not neighborhood schools though) for ES and MS and went to private high schools.  The 2 oldest are in college and the youngest is a HS junior.  My thoughts/recollections.   The suburban kids that they met in high school were far more likely to take personal risks than the kids they knew from the neighborhoods.  I cannot tell you how many times my kids talked their suburban friends out of doing some really dumb stuff because my kids were able to quickly calculate risks.  Second, my kids could all probably get from here to Florida using just public transportation.  They took it everyday to school and could pretty much navigate through their piece of the world using metro and the bus.  Not only did it save us wear and tear doing pickups and such, but they became street wise and independent.  Finally, all of my kids (especially DD2) are the most observant people I know.  Not in a paranoid sense, but they always have a good feel on their environment and who is around them.  Overall, I think it has been a plus for them.  [/quote]

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