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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, teens driving is a blood sport in itself, even if no one is drinking. Taking public transit durning HS is so much safer. [/quote]

Unless you’re on a train with a knife wielding lunatic or waiting for a train with a psycho who tries to push people onto the tracks.

There are pros and cons to city and suburbs. One option is not universally better.

Right now you’re in the information gathering phase, so go to these towns and walk around, talk to some realtors who specialize in relocation, do your best to model the financial aspects of a move (both renting and buying) so you can better understand if you will save money, and discuss the pros and cons with your spouse and kids.

The biggest drawback to your proposed year long experiment is that your kids will lose their places at their private schools during that year, so that will mean your kids will go back to public if you decide the suburbs aren’t for you. Would that be an acceptable option for? Going back to public for a year and seeing how things go over the first month or so and applying to private for the following year? That feels c[/quote]

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