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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op sitting here reading every response and literally tearing up. I hate it here so much. Thanks to all the Chicagoans for chiming in.[/quote]

honestly, this doesn't look that bad:

https://www.mountprospect.org/community/about-mount-prospect

your reaction suggests that you have some other issues going on. i say that as life-long (50 years old now) city person, and a psychologist. it's ok to move to a place that suits you better, and not all places are the same. but moving 20 miles is unlikely to be a major fix for anything.[/quote]

A 20 mile move can be a major fix for someone who’s unhappy.  [/quote]
+1! 20 miles is neighborhoods apart. And the “psychologist” is really trying to diagnose that OP has something else going on based on their posts on a message board? Lol.[/quote]

i am not diagnosing anyone (what was the diagnosis?) but her assessments seems extreme given the circumstances. i don't like suburbs, either, and never lived there. but it's a preference, not a calamity.[/quote]
You made an assessment of OP “your reaction suggests that you have some other issues going on.”

That’s wildly inappropriate for a “psychologist” to post. But anyone can post here claiming to be any profession. A real psychologist would never have said that.

- a lawyer[/quote]

Yeah that was weird.  The OP has been nothing but logical.  She hates the suburbs and wants to live in the city.  She had pros/cons.   People actually from Chicago or live in a suburb or city have given their perspective.

- a trapeze artist. [/quote]

Except OP is an adult with kids. There is more to consider than walking to restaurants and bars. Can she even go to these places on a regular basis?

A lot of people feel like OP but you grow up and value a safe neighborhood, good schools and enough space for a family.

I’m not sure I’d trade walkabikity for a challenging school situation and cramming a bunch of people into a 2 bedroom apartment.  This is very mid-life crisis-y.

Problems follow you. Someone who doesn’t walk anywhere now and doesn’t have an active social life is unlikely to move 20 miles away and have this new magically different life.

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[b]Of course you are going to have a different life living in the city versus the suburbs! Have you never lived in different places? [/b]

OP my biggest worry would be that this seems dependent on your grandparents doing well and remaining in the home. At over 80, things can change quickly. [/quote]

I have and I think the grass is always greener. I don’t see how moving 20 miles away will drastically improve OP’s life. [/quote]

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