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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you posed this question: "Would it be insanely selfish towards my kids to actually consider doing that?"

Sorry, but my honest answer is, yes, it would.  What your kids need right now, and even more so in the next few years, are schools, space, and safety, and you would be seriously downgrading all three.  The fact that you are also planning yet another move in a couple years or at high school time is an additional detriment to them.  Your "pro's" are about you, and filling up your cup.  So, yes, it is "selfish".

If you told me that you were planning to move to Chicago, buy a 3 to 4 bedroom condo, put your kids in parochial or private schools, and be there for the long haul, I would have a different answer.

Nothing is stopping you from continuing with your weekend trips into the city.  Metra is wonderful!  The answer here is to really keep working on building friendships and a network in your community.  And perhaps therapy as well.  Start renovating your house.  Is your 5 yr old in any EC's?  Something like rec soccer?  Does her school have a PTO?  Offer to host playdates for both your kids...eventually I bet you click with some of the parents, even if several are strike outs first.  That's normal.  What is DH doing to make friends?

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