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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm coming in way too late to this conversation to add anything new.

For us, it's like a PP said. The trappings of a middle class upbringing ... they just add up. Enrichment classes, dental work, cute outfits, family portraits, family vacations, childcare (the biggest $$), all the "stuff" we do to create the "whole child" experience that feels so important.

DCUM is a place of wealth, humble-bragging, and not at all the "norm" in the real world. But the DC metro area is unlike almost anywhere else, so DCUM gives you a sesnse of what HERE is like. [/quote]

Honestly, I have tons of friends who live in small towns and/or rural parts of the country and they have to pay for all this stuff, too. Some things might cost more or be more intensive here (travel sports, etc.) but even my friends from my small hometown buy cleats and pay for a week of soccer camp and buy $50 of raffle tickets to pay for the spring sports banquet, even when their kid is on the JV high school team. All that stuff you do (as PP said, the trappings of a middle class upbringing), add up. However, the biggest things around here are housing and child care costs, which are much higher than many other places, esp. if you live in one of the better school districts. [/quote]

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