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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted before about my culture shock when we moved to Vienna from PG county as a black family. I loved our old neighborhood. People were kind, watched out for each other and it was a really gorgeous place full of Victorians. It was nice, but DH's job moved to Tysons and commute is king around here so we landed in Vienna.

And holy heck! The moms were awful to me. Awful. Rude. Dismissive. Unfriendly. I made one friend a working mom (I am a SAHM) and our kids hung out a bit, I'd keep her kid with mine during the zillion snow days. We built a solid friendship.

What really helped was that I led a daisy troop when my oldest started K. It was a ton of work but we've made friends. It's been years since we moved and it was a slow, slow process. Yes, there are there stuck up B's running around. Yes, people ask if we "live" in our school zone or place in (we live in the damn zone). People act shocked when they come over but yes, we have money despite me driving an old ass Camry. I'm not a car person, fwiw.

[b]My advice OP is to keep it moving. Keep positive. Keep it cute. But keep it moving along. Don't get involved in the mess and keep your kids busy and happy and healthy. The rest will come in due time.[/b][/quote]

Onward and upward, OP - no where to go but up from their sh*tshow. [/quote]

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