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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are like that everywhere and not just in the DC area. The obsessive “researching” on baby and young toddler stuff is a function of anxiety and access to too much information on the internet and social media. The stuff for slightly older but still young kids - the when did they learn to read, when did they start soccer or a sport, when did they learn to ride a bike,  play an instrument, etc. - is an annoying attitude but ultimately insignificant, because kids do most of those things eventually at their own pace. I’m VERY laid back and find myself in the minority about it so I definitely get it. I just had to adjust my own attitude and ways of thinking about it. Now I just feel a little sorry for those other parents for being so high strung and wasting so much time and energy worrying![/quote]

OP here, and I get this. I just think the balance of intense parents to laid back parents on the Hill is wrong for us. And I also think it didn't used to be this way! Before we had kids, one reason we were drawn to the Hill is that it seemed pretty laid back. But I think as the average home prices went up and as the schools became more desirable, demographics shifted a bit. A lot of our old friends who were kind of laid back hippy types have left (for Hyattsville, Howard County, or outside the DMV altogether). The newer people are wealthier and more intense and we are now distinctly in the minority. Just looking for a vibe that swings our way a bit more, even though I know there are intense parents all over these days.[/quote]

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