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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Maybe a year of the killer commute will change our mind, but for now, it seems like the best choice for us.[/quote]

Yes.  I guarantee a year of this commute will change your mind.  This is not snark, and I wish you no ill will.  But, it's horrible.

I lived this myself with a 2 year old, after H moved us &quot;away from all family and friends&quot; for an &quot;opportunity he couldn't refuse&quot; in a large cosmopolitan west coast city/megalopolis.   We chose a charming 1920s hipster neighborhood, even, full of the &gt;&gt;original&lt;&lt; hipsters -- the people who served as the model for, yes, Red Hook/Ft. Greene AND 11th St. in DC.

Then DC proceeded to be gone 15 hours a day due to a $$ job + that killer commute.  He didn't know his kids and missed their toddler and early preschool years.  He left when they were sleeping, missed all their meals, returned home after 8-9 pm bedtime.  He was exhausted on the weekends and cranky and only went through the motions of &quot;family time,&quot; I assume because he understandably wanted a little Me Time.

So please, think very very carefully about being glib about kissing away 2-3 hours -- yes, HOURS --a day on a commute, should you live in Columbia Hts type location.*

* personally, vibe-wise, I think you'd do best in Logan Circle brownstone floor-thru condo.[/quote]

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