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[quote=Anonymous]OP, i hear you.

First, all these people complaining that where you live is basically the same thing as DC are clearly idiots.  It may be the same as CCDC. But it's a very, very different lifestyle than Logan.

When our first son was born, we got the idea that we should move to the close-in suburbs (we lived in a different state then, but think Chevy Chase kind of distance and lifestyle).  We had been living in very urban areas for 15 years at this point, but thought we'd be ready.  We felt lost and listless and like part of our identity was gone.  We walked everywhere, but that was a very different type of walking than Logan Circle. We also hated our commutes. We also found that we didn't much connect with our neighbors - most of whom were older and more conservative (because the neighborhood was quite pricey, so most of our peers were priced out).

So after two years, i came home and announced to my husband that i thought we should move back to the urban core and figure out school 4 years later when our son hit K.  It was fantastic and made so much better sense for our lives then.

Since then I was transferred back to DC. We knew it was shortterm, and we knew we were city people, so we came back to the Logan area.  Lots of tradeoffs, but we really like it.  No school options. Private isn't an option for us because they are all out past Cleveland Park - involving a lot of driving and defeating half the point of our nice urban lifestyle.  This has been a great option for the last couple years before K.

But, after this 2 year stint in DC, what we think is going to be our "compromise" is moving away from a major metropolis altogether - and move to a smaller less exciting urban city but move to a single family house.  We've figured out that urban living is probably not going to work for our son forever (schools everywhere suck in cities), he really would love a yard, and we'd like to feel part of a community (like, the same kids knowing each other in the neighborhood all the way through HS).  But we've also figured out that we abhor long commutes and the traffic of DC.  My suggestion is to give where you live a try for two years and if you hate it, move to a different region. Life is too short to live somewhere you hate.  [/quote]

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