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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the posts that say "we bought a house 10 years ago and didn't think we could have kids."  You can't put your house on the market in the 4 years (at least) that you knew that you had one?

Why don't we just get honest with each other and say we love our bigger homes that we would never be able to afford in a neighborhood with a great IB school.  I think all of you who keep harping on the OP even asking the question are full of shit.  You want a big house, close to work and you want your kid to go to a good school.   Nothing wrong with that right?  Not so much in DC.  See, you start crowding out my kids who live in a tiny space because I made a choice that my kids' education is more important and moved accordingly.  You preach diversity and gentrification as long you don't have to send your kids to the same schools.  Puhhleeaseee

In other words, I hope none of you get in my kids' school.[/quote]

You sound like a terrible person.  We bought 10 years ago, before kids, assuming it would be a starter home and we would move before we needed to think about school.  Then the bottom dropped out of the market.  Even now we couldn't move without losing money we can't afford to lose.

That said, we love the neighborhood.  We like knowing our neighbors in a way you don't in more "suburban" areas of the city.  We love that we can walk to the metro ride a few stops and be at some of the best museums in the world.

We were fortunate to get a spot  in a charter we love.   The choices available in this city allow people to stay.  We are able to make the best financial choice for our family without sacrificing education.   The neighborhood we have chosen, and it's community, is as enriching to my child as her school.  It would be a great loss for her if we moved simply because we weren't comfortable with the IB school.

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