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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former Chicagoan here, I would move OP. The pros seem to outweigh the cons. I live in a close-in DC suburb now (after living in the city in Chicago), but it sounds VERY different from your experience. It is walkable, neighbors are close knit, it is a great community and we bike much of the time so not as much car. In our case, there are a lot of benefits to our suburb life. But in your case, you are miserable and I completely understand why. I hate the schlepping in and out of the car. Chicago is SUCH a great city. I think you should listen to Chicagoans more than any DC posters here. I would be much more likely to choose living in the city with my kids in Chicago than DC. Transit is better, walkability is better (many neighborhoods in DC its like living in the suburbs without the benefits because the walkability isn't that great), lots of families choose to stay. The stress of high school, testing, and trying to get into magnets is a lot on kids. That is a negative. For sure. But having a stressed unhappy mom is a bigger negative.

This is the right time if you want to do it. [b][/b]The biggest negative I see that you didn't mention is the lack of space for you all to work from home. But if I were you I would have one of you work out of the kids bedroom. They'll be at school and daycare. You can make it work but that is a factor for me.[b] But otherwise I think it sounds like a win. And rent your house out.[/quote]

That is what my DH did when he was WFM in our chicago condo.  He set up a desk in my DD's room, she was at school, activities, etc. most of the work day.  It was not ideal, but fine.  [/quote]

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