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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I adore DC - I think it is the best place in the united states to raise kids and is without a doubt the least stressful location for us.  That said, we have grandparents in town who are extraordinarily helpful - both with their time in taking care of our kids, doing errands for us, and being generally supportive and with their money (of which there is lots).  My husband has a very strong legacy at a "Big 3" and he has a trust to pay for our kids to go there from K through 12, but as a back-up we live in a NWDC neighborhood with a fabulous elementary school.  This means our commutes are easy so no traffic headaches to speak of.  To top it off, we both work in flexible, interesting, high paying jobs that we couldn't have anywhere else.  We also have a beach house we inherited from my grandparents and a legacy membership to two country clubs.  Now I realize that none of this is helpful because it all only applies to me and my family, but since you don't seem to care for any of the objective measures of comparison I figured I'd share our limited experience.  [/quote]

Wow, must be nice, PP.  Now, let me give you the exact opposite perspective.  DH and I have excellent jobs, but it's not enough for this area. We've been here between 10-15 years and we're fed up with the cost of living, the housing prices and the crappy houses you get for these exorbitant prices, the traffic, congestion, overcrowded everything, waitlists to do everything, competitive nature of everyone, and the crappy public schools in DC and Montgo. Co.  We can't afford private, we can't afford a decent home, and let me say again, we have excellent jobs and two master's degrees.

If your life mirrors the PP's above, then you'll be quite happy here.  If you are more like me, you'll be looking for a way out - although we can't seem to get out because smaller cities don't have jobs for us.  Lose/lose.[/quote]

PP, thank you for sharing so honestly and openly, I think many people fail to look beyond their bubble.[/quote]

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