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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's pretty obvious that successful adults with happy childhoods can come from most circumstances (within reason). So I don't think it has to be one vs. another. A childhood in Akron could be great and so could one in DC.

For my part, I grew up in an idyllic suburb and by age 14 or so I began to find it suffocating. I left and never looked back. But a ton of my classmates moved back right after college and they all seem happy there.

I love the childhood I'm giving my kids in DC proper, and they seem really happy. They might not have the childhood that a more family oriented community might give them, but in exchange they are being exposed to so many different types of people and lifestyles that I never was. They are so smart and culturally sensitive, and I feel like they just have a better handle on the world than I ever did. And they also have best friends, and bike rides, pool days, leisurely days at parks, etc.

So I guess what I'm saying is, you can believe that a place like Akron is better suited to you and that's great. But I don't think it necessarily has to lend itself to the idea that DC is not good for kids. It's a "two things are true" type of situation, as they say! [/quote]

+1 to this. Also grew up in a similar place the OP describes and on occasion I get an itch to go back. Mainly becuase we'd have more expendable income, bigger home, and less competition/pressure on our kids. But my kids are happy here, so why mess with that? DC is also a good balance for my husband and I. And, like OP, I remember in high school (despite having great friends from home) being SO ready to leave. It begins to feel like a bubble.

I'll also add I remember we had a babysitter who had just moved to this area from a smaller city and I asked how she was adjusting/enjoying HS here. I was feeling sorry for her that she moved her sophmore year and she surprised me and said she liked it a lot better. There were more kids at her public HS here and she was able to find her niche easier. Had never thought of it that way.

So pluses and minuses to both and I have found as my kids have gotten older there is more and more of a community/family orientated feel in the area of DMV we are in.[/quote]

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