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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our children have now attended two well-regarded DC schools: one a dcps and one a charter.

We are heading to dtss and are THRILLED about it. Yes, the class sizes will be larger. But so will the opportunities. And it is a functional city. I'm telling you, as another Clinton Hill expat, DC is not the same thing. Not any part of it. Not even close.[/quote]

One of the most annoying tropes on DCUM is the "nothing in DC can compare to NYC so therefore we are moving to the suburbs" trope.

My theory is that some (not all) people who live in NYC end up having a lot of their identity tied up in it, and when they leave New York they experience an identity dislocation, plus they don't have the money for the best DC neighborhoods, so they reach for the trope.  [/quote]

DC is definitely not NYC, but I don't understand that as an excuse for moving to the burbs. That's like the Bernie Bros voting Trump because they're mad Hillary isn't Bernie.[/quote]

Ha, good one! Agree![/quote]

[b]Please the utter lack of decent public schools, playgrounds in any neighborhood other than NW, and literally no stores for children stuff[/b] it makes sense to move to suburbs if you have a family. NYC is completely different landscape, and DC proper lacks much of what functions in a city.[/quote]

Not true at all. [/quote]

Where can I buy a stroller and a kids book in DC? target in Columbia heights, Costco, and $$$$ boutiques in Georgetown. [/quote]

How often do you need to buy strollers?  Order books online.

Same problem in Ny.  I don't remember living anywhere near a big box store for strollers or a bookstore.  [/quote]

Albee's. They also delivered. And Greenlight, B&N union square, park slope, all the libraries. Kids are on the playgrounds in NYC. They're not here. It's noticeable. [/quote]

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