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[quote=Anonymous]I moved here 20 years ago and loved loved loved DC so please don't consider me a DC hater.  The OP is asking for the things we don't like.
Now I'm kind of eh on it and we are strongly considering leaving.

At this point in my life these are the cons:
- Cost of Living. Unless we want to move 30mi out, we are stuck in the house we have.  It's a perfectly decent house, although many on DCUM would call it a shack, but it was never meant to be my forever home.
- Crowds.  I admit, I just don't like crowds of tourists.  Between the tourists and the traffic we almost never take advantage of the museums and cool things that make DC unique.
- The parenting competition.  I try not to buy into it, but found myself debating the merits of Kumon for my preschooler last week when I learned a friend had started her's in Kumon and was considering a foreign language tutor.  Had to shake myself out of it.  Maybe it's the same in other parts of the country, but I feel like this is probably a distinctly DC and NY phenomenon.  
- Jobs.  I no longer enjoy the things that brought me to DC, but feel tied here since my entire resume is government.  Makes it hard to leave while at the same time resentful of the city that I can't.
- Honestly, frustration and anger with our government.  It feels so up close and personal with a failing Congress and Administration.  The impacts of budget cuts and sequestration on my family and on friends feel so tough here.  Comparatively, friends and family in other parts of the government feel it much more remotely.  Yes, the economy hits them but it just feels different.[/quote]

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