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[quote=Anonymous]We have been here about a year now - tea plants from Midwest with two elementary kids and a middle schooler in Fairfax area. We are finding everyone seems very scheduled with lots of activities, and while realtor who found us this place to rent while we look to buy more permanently told us our neighborhood is full of kids the kiddos at my kids school who they play with seem too busy during the week and weekends for impromptu play dates. There’s no one just biking around etc., unstructured get togethers or last minute stopping by after the bus stop kind of thing. Everyone has tutoring, multiple sports or one sport with additional coaching, instruments, tutors. It honestly makes my head spin. My husband and I both have advanced degrees and are by no means slacking here, but we feel very caught off guard by the pace of it all. It is even hard to find time to get to know the other parents at school and in the neighborhood because they just don’t seem to be around walking or in community.

I’m wondering: is this just our neighborhood and maybe we can look elsewhere? Or is this just a culture shift in this area we need to get used to? [/quote]

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