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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is forcing anybody to "compete". If you feel you have to compete it is a you problem, not a them problem.

The people I know who have left this area because they wanted to raise their kids in a less competitive environment have seemed insecure to me. Instead of being happy with their home, they wanted bigger, nicer homes for less money. Felt obviously insecure if their snowflake wasn't the best on the team or the smartest in the class.[/quote]

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It’s easy to say that to an adult, it’s harder when your kids are older (tween/teen).  Let’s face it.  Some places in the country have a slower pace of life, and are more relaxed places to live, and some districts are pressure cookers.  Telling a teen who is in a pressure cooker environment, where all their friends are focused on creating their own nonprofit for college admin or being in the running for a D1 scholarship, that it’s a “you problem” is much easier said than done.  I saw what this type of environment was doing to my kids, and I chose to leave.

By the way, in our move we downsized.  We certainly didn’t do it for a “bigger nicer home” (we left that behind) and we are in no way insecure.

We just wanted a different lifestyle.  It has its pros and cons, but it was the right move for us, and it absolutely is a less competitive area.[/quote]

It sounds like we both agree that attitude and values start at home. We live in Bethesda and send our kid to a catholic high school in DC. I know lots of kids in both private and public high schools. Your perception of what it is like to be a kid in these schools is not based in reality. [b]Most[/b] kids are not gunning for athletic scholarships and most kids are not starting nonprofits for college admissions. It is very easy to not compete with these types because there really aren't that many of them. You are reading too much DC Urban Mom. [/quote]

Lol you are sending your kid to Gonzaga and avoiding the W school you're zoned for but you think you know what it's like at those schools? Perhaps you are the one reading too much DCUMAD.[/quote]

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