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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a thread over in the family relationship forum that sums up the suburbs for me...

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1209934.page

Poster is having a lot of angst because his aging parents live 45 minutes away and struggle with things like taking the trash out and feel compelled to mulch their large yard. Nobody will help them and adult child feels obligated to tear himself away from his own life to try and help this unsustainable situation.

In the city I take my older neighbors trash out for them, I mow their lawn and I talk to them hours each week—I notice and care when they're having a tough time. I love it.

I know, people are going to bombard in response that this is a troll or the reason they love living in Loudon is so they don't have to take care of other people, or Communists trying to urbanize us or whatever, and change the subject to demands that DC put in more highways to ease their commute... but sorry, I think this is a better life.[/quote]

Don't you think it's very person specific?

I live in Falls Church now and used to live in a high rise in Dupont Circle.  I did not know any of my neighbors in Dupont.  The one girl I did know have painted her walls pitch black and used to play music super loud at night.  I can't say my life has been enriched by the acquaintance.

Also I doubt you talk to them "for hours" each week.  A typical family with children does not have hours to talk to neighbors per week.

My block doesn't have any elderly people but if it did, I'm sure we could sort something out. [/quote]

I don't know what to tell you... families with children are why we all are so close. The kids play in the front walk every day for 1-2 hours after school. All day on the weekend. Every weekend is at least one alley party—someone on the block is always celebrating something, and so everyone wanders by. My elderly neighbor next door likes to sun on the porch and smoke her cigarettes and I'm in and out and in the summer am usually grilling. So, easily hours each week. [/quote]
Too much.[/quote]

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