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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If OP is still hanging around, I'll point out that I got a similar "THAT'S RACIST" response when asking about an inclusive, welcoming, swim club this summer.

Ignore them.  You and I both know that having our kids be the "onlies" is only something minorities (or those raising minority kids) are expected to put up with.  We're supposed to be so grateful that folks let us into their communities that we ignore the weirdness, the hair touching, and the shock when our kids speak standard English or get into the gifted program on their own merit.

I'd look at close-in Silver Spring and Takoma Park in MoCo.  We know lots of middle class AA families as well as interracial families and families with trans-racial and trans-national adoptees in those neighborhoods.

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OP here,

And yes, I remember reading that thread, and shaking my head at the sheer audacity. I pay exactly zero attention to the racist posters here, and their opinions on how Black people should live, think, feel, etc. I took the recommendations of Black people and posters with Black spouses/children seriously, and others who also sought out diverse neighborhoods for whatever reasons. I lived in an affluent, predominantly white neighborhood once, and you could not pay me to raise my children in that environment.

We had the rare opportunity to live in temporary housing in Bethesda before buying, and I liked Silver Spring well enough, but my husband did not, and did not want to live anywhere in that area. We like living in the far out burbs and we like the social and class make up of our community. He doesn't mind his commute, which was my main concern. My kid is thriving in school. We're good. [/quote]

Awesome.  I think I missed how OLD this thread was when I commented.  I'm glad you are settled and happy.  Having grown up in the countryside myself, I was looking for something urban with a short commute, hence the TP/SS suggestion.  But, I'm glad you found something that works for your family!  [/quote]

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