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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Come on, you raise your kid in a suburban cocoon if you want.  My 7th and 8th grader handle their Metro commutes well because they grew up on the Hill.  We've never been mugged or burgled in DC, not in 20 years.  Our parked car has been broken into in Alexandra though, twice.[/quote]

I just don't understand this myopic view from fellow CH parents. We are long time CH residents, our kids are in high school, soon to graduate in the next few years (Latin). We have dear friends in suburban communities in VA, MD...indeed all over the country. They are not raising their children in "cocoons" and are not having these soulless lives that many CH parents feel exists outside this neighborhood. They are happy and connected to various communities and are living fulfilling lives. If we hadn't gotten into Latin and private school didn't work as an option--we would have moved. And we--my husband, I, kids--we would have all adjusted and been FINE. 
We've been on the Hill forever and will likely not move in the near future. But I don't sit in judgement of others and where they live urban/rural/suburban. [/quote]

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