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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A SAHM who can afford a 1.8M property. And you've moved a lot. Will you move again pretty soon?

Just make sure you're happy with the schools. DC schools are hate it/love it. You really do need to know exactly what to look for in DC schools to be happy with your decision. It's easier to move to Bethesda/CC or Arlington and not have to think twice about the schools or worry about lottery.

I've lived overseas, including in major cities, and am now back in the US. It's always about taking advantage of what's on offer, not trying to recreate a previous lifestyle that really isn't doable in your current city. DC is not London or HK, but it's DC with its own advantages. On a personal level I find DC too utterly dominated by well-off urban progressives that the place has little personality and is increasingly same-same anywhere, just in different architecture. Packed with people consumed by righteous thinking and social justice but who instead have created an artificial bubble so far removed from the realities of most of America that it's eye-rolling. The suburbs are increasingly where the real diversity of different people and personalities because they've all been priced out of most of DC. That's just what it is. I'm sure you'd be very happy with the [b]bohemian bougie coffee shop culture and identikit boutiques and hipster bistros[/b] of DC. No knock or sneer, just a realistic observation. Good luck. [/quote]

NP.  I was with you until you had to throw in your snotty remark to the OP at the end.  Of course it's a knock or a sneer to say you're sure that she'll be happy with the bolded, based on the way you said it.  You're the type of person that people on DCUM always complain about when grumbling about DC.  You could have said all of that without the dig.[/quote]

Hah, I was afraid someone would come back and bite me for the statement. I frequently patronize those coffeeshops (they make danged good coffee, admittedly). And it's a very pleasant lifestyle, which is heavily greased by having money. No shame in it either. I don't moralize. Perhaps just a bit dispassionate. So many of the urban areas, including even in London (perhaps especially London) that used to be known and attractive for having sheer diversity of different types of people and identities and little communities with interesting histories and ethnicities with idiosyncratic shops and restaurants, have increasingly all morphed into the same-same affluent progressive bourgie places. Seeing the same kinds of coffee shops and bistros and shops in London and Paris and Boston and SF and DC represents the homogenization of global affluence culture.  [/quote]

Hello to both posters...OP here. Fair point to try and not recreate other city's vibes. My challenge is that after living abroad and having that constant level of "excitement", I've had a really tough time repatriating. My husband's career is more lucrative in the US vs. the UK, so we will stay here (I'd move to London tomorrow LOL). Anyway, yes, we do like a lot of suburban "stuff". I only recently became a SAHM last August so I could take my kids to school/be home after school. Before then, they were at daycare from 7:00AM - 6:00PM. The reason we've moved so often is because we've tried to find a place in the Midwest that felt "correct" to us, but we continue to long for the urban life. Believe me, I'm so sick of moving LOL! I do appreciate your honest opinions and thank you to the poster that called out the potential "sneer". Appreciated. Regarding the comments on the "mean girls" type, I typically am not that heavily involved in those types of relationships. I often feel that my time is heavily consumed with doing the school runs, grocery shopping, cooking, changing diapers, etc. Additionally, I am an occasional remote adjunct university instructor, so that takes time away from a thriving social life as well haha. Thanks again![/quote]

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