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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I am also a stay at home mom so I am going to say this as gently as I know how. Your husband is happy with his job. So long as he is doing well at work and being a good husband and father, that is all you can ask. Now for you. There are a lot of living options in the d.c. area. You have a right to live in a situation that you like. If you want some land, you can easily get it. If you want city living, you can have it. If you want the suburbs, you can have it. You own two homes so aren't hurting for money. If cost is an issue, sell one of your homes and use the money to do what you want. Sell both homes and buy one that you really can be happy in. Richmond is easy to get to and I say this as a woman who cannot drive due to a disability. If you want to see your family and they want to see you, that's easy to manage. If they aren't willing to pick you up at a train sometimes, or drive you back, and your husband isn't willing to do likewise, living in Richmond will suck and will suck bad. I say this on the off chance that you also can't drive. My point is that you have a lot of options in the D.C. area. It isn't "Richmond or nothing". Now if your husband is unwilling to discuss a move within the d.c. area, or he is an absentee father and husband (they are different skill sets) or he comes home from work "stressed" or "tired" (all code words for taking out his bad mood on the family) then you do have other issues. Richmond will not fix them. As an aside and a compromise, you guys may like Frederick MD. It's got lots of family friendly stuff, even a minor league ballpark just like Richmond. It has universities, just like Richmond. It has a nice downtown and nice suburbs, just like Richmond. All it doesn't have is your family. [b]And, if your family matters *that* much to you, you need to think about why. What is wrong in your marriage or with your family that a two hour drive is just too far away.[/b] [/quote]

I think that is a pretty important point.[/quote]

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