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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say this as someone who grew up with a single dad. Why is that an important part of your search? What difference does it make it you are a single dad, single mom, foster family ect?

You want a good school for your kid. Not sure why your gender/household status matters at all [/quote]

OP here. Lots of reasons I included it.

Main reason: I'm new to this and have no idea what does or doesn't matter. So I just included as much info as possible because I'm nervous about the move and single parenting.

I want a good school yes, but I don't have the support of another parent or community to just go with the best. I work in a certain part of the city - if I get a call one day from school saying my kid is sick, what do I do? So people have pointed out that since it's just me, I should try aiming for a shorter commute, as an example of how including that info changed advice.

Including my gender and household status on another thread also showed that I probably am gonna need a full time nanny, something I didn't think or realize until others pointed it out.

So no I did not include it to find bored UM (urban moms??) as someone else suggested, just trying to get as much help/guidance/direction as possible. Another reason was in case there were other single parents who could give me their advice/input as well, which I did receive, as well as looking for other single dads to help start building my community.

And lastly I think it does also help with factoring in that I might not want to be in a part of the city that's comprised of mostly old retired folks and totally secluded from other young 30s crowd (not sure if such a neighborhood exists!) if I want to also be able to meet someone, though that's lower on the priority list, but certainly something to consider in my search for where to live.[/quote]

Dude.  The old ladies live in the part of town with back yards.  With a toddler, outside space matters.  Everyone dates on apps these days anyhow.

In case it's not clear to you yet, please do not live in Columbia Heights.  It's great for 20 somethings.  Not for people with kids.[/quote]

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