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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, OP. Your friends "grew up" and decided this shit is real so, instead of working THAT hard and spending THAT KIND of money trying to keep up the millennial pretense of being cool, it was time to face facts. Kids are involved now....time to grow up.[/quote]

Totally! This was us. [b]Gave up on the coolness of being 15 mins from work and walking distance to amenities. [/b]Like another poster said, our stress levels decreased dramatically when we moved. Even our cat is happier, no less the kids. It's a wonderful feeling to open your door and feel comfortable with your children being able to run around outside while you sit in the kitchen and cook. And don't even get me started on the schools. I don't think it's racism either. I'm AA and left for the burbs because I sought more diversity for my children. DC is pretty segregated along race and class. [/quote]

See, I don't see that as "coolness." [b] For us, a short commute, which allows us to spend more time together as a family and drastically reduces our stress levels, is a straight-up quality of life issue.  I'm not a millenial, and I was never cool, but living close-in has some real benefits to both us and our children.[/b]  [/quote]

Same here.[/quote]

This, X10,000

My ability to ride my bike to work, get to and from school meetings and activities during the day, and have hours of extra time with my kids because of my 20 minute commute is a huge, huge, quality of life issue.   Easily makes up for concerns about crime, schools, smaller house, etc.  But to each his or her own.  I understand that people make different choices and value things differently.[/quote]

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