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[quote=Anonymous]I am only pregnant so maybe I will eat my words later, but here is how we plan on doing it. We both work two very flexible jobs. Mine is with the feds so I can get out of work at 230pm, DH's is private but he essentially has unlimited vacation/sick so he can take off whenever. We both have jobs that dont' require travel or work on the weekend.

The daycare we chose (assuming we get in) is right next door to my work, the other daycares are at the metro on the way to DH's job. We live in a two bedroom apartment that is off the metro but both have buses that takes us from the door of our home to the door of our work. I don't feel guilty that we can't put our kids in a house yet, because our apt is huge (1200 sq feet) and comes with a pool and a green area so the kid will have a place to play.  We feel comfortable sending our kids to public school in our current neighborhood (we live in Arlington).

I don't think it is that hot here, but I grew up in AZ and we still played outside there so I imagine my kids can do it here as well. I am actually really excited to raise my kids in D.C. There are a ton more opportunities here whether it is museums, community events, diversity, or just education. I don't think the people here are mean or rude, as in I have made friends easily and people always treat me with kindness (absent poor customer service).

I don't know maybe I am naive but I think it can be easy to raise your kid in D.C. I know that every lifestyle decision we have made in the last couple years was made with the frame of mind that we would be having a kid soon and we needed to make our lifestyle kid friendly. So, my kid will live its first few years in an apartment and will take the bus, but I don't really think of either of those things are negative. 
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