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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We left dc and it was the best decision we made.  Our kids go to a strong public in our new, small city.  The mental load here is so much less - less competitive professionally and academically, cost of living is about 60% less than dc, there is little traffic.  We have everything we need, albeit no world class museums or a multitude of fine dining restaurants, but we don’t miss those things that much.   We have calm, normal neighbors who do normal things and take normal vacations.  My kids aren’t in a pressure cooker school yet still seems to be learning a ton and doing great on standardized testing.  Their college options are better coming from here than close in DMV.  We have room to breathe.  We moved about 4 years ago and our house has appreciated about 50%.    [/quote]

Congratulations on the mediocrity.[/quote]

Agree. Boring. Must most people are mediocre at best. Best they leave. [/quote]

I think if you can’t compete professionally and/or have kids who are just average in academic or sports, the DC area can definitely be a bit much. Prepandemic, my coworkers and friends who talked about leaving were usually the ones who had reached a ceiling at work, or whose kids were struggling (academically and/or socially) or who were struggling in general without family nearby to help with childcare. [/quote]

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