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[quote=Anonymous]We've lived in the DC area three different times each time for about three years.  We always enjoy it for a couple of years.  But we are always, always, always ready to get the hell out of there.

Sorry if that offends.  But my idea of quality of life does not include long hours for my husband, horrible weather, super competitive helicopter parents, traffic, insane cost of living, on and on and on.

We live in a beautiful suburb in Florida.  My home backs up to a lake.  My kids are in excellent schools.  My youngest rides his bike to school every day.  My husband's commute is about 20 minutes...and he works across town.  There is no traffic. None.

People stop and talk to each other. I know all my neighbors....well. Kids don't have "play dates"....they just go outside and play.   They come home from school, grab a snack, and then head outside.  They know to come in when the street lights come on.  We have one of the best public universities in the country.  It's as difficult to get into University of Florida as it is to get into an Ivy League school.  Yet, my kids will go FREE!  Florida pays 100% of in-state tuition at any state school for kids with decent grades.

There are some good things about living in the DC area.  But I can't understand why anyone would willingly stay in that place. [/quote]

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