Anonymous wrote:Let's not feed the troll who supposedly lives in McLean. Clearly she doesn't, and clearly she knows nothing about the DC area and what real estate is considered desirable. I do live in McLean, but only because we got outbid 3 times in Arlington. We're hoping to look again in Arlington in a few years.

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Ha! Omifucking g*d--you are so right. I am sitting in a 1.5 million house built in the 1920s in 'awful' Arlington. I grew up in NW. I don't need a car to get anywhere and my kids go to, quite literally, one of the best elementary schools in the country..and it's public. The Sec. of Education chose it for his own children as well and he could have sent them anywhere in the greater Metropolitan area. I also still own a house in NW--but would have had to said my kids to one of the DC privates. Contrary to a pp's belief about the finances of those that live in N.Arlington--this area has some of the biggest earners in the region. FWIW, our own HHI is $500k+. We could afford private...we even still have our house in DC which we rent. The one reason I would not send my kids to a private school there is because it is filled with douchebag, classist parents. I would not want my boys learning those values and hanging out with social losers. It is much more important to me that they understand not everyone is like them and that they are no better just becuause they have moer money.

You sound conflicted, my dear. Why the need to brag about your 1.5MM home, the Sec of Ed's kid attending an Arlington public, the high earners in Arlington, your HHI-- only to bash the "classist parents" of DC privates??? Tell me, what exactly about your environment espouses different values than a private school?

Read the public schools forum below. Then spend some time reading the private school forum. The answer will be readily apparent.

The reason $ was mentioned was in response to the erroneous claim that people in Arlington cannot afford private school and aren't successful. FWIW, national study has Arlington has having the most educated/smartest city in the entire country. Public school is sn active choice for those of us wishing to send our kids to some of the best schools in the country.

Real estate continues to boom with not enough inventory in the close-in areas to keep up.

Do you really base your opinion of private and public schools on DC threads?!? As a parent who was open to both public and private schools for my children, but who ultimately chose private, I can tell you that these threads offer a very, very thin slice of reality. It seems that you are not yet old enough to send your children to school, if your recommendation for how to learn about schools is to read DCUM threads.

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Ha! Omifucking g*d--you are so right. I am sitting in a 1.5 million house built in the 1920s in 'awful' Arlington. I grew up in NW. I don't need a car to get anywhere and my kids go to, quite literally, one of the best elementary schools in the country..and it's public. The Sec. of Education chose it for his own children as well and he could have sent them anywhere in the greater Metropolitan area. I also still own a house in NW--but would have had to said my kids to one of the DC privates. Contrary to a pp's belief about the finances of those that live in N.Arlington--this area has some of the biggest earners in the region. FWIW, our own HHI is $500k+. We could afford private...we even still have our house in DC which we rent. The one reason I would not send my kids to a private school there is because it is filled with douchebag, classist parents. I would not want my boys learning those values and hanging out with social losers. It is much more important to me that they understand not everyone is like them and that they are no better just becuause they have moer money.

You sound conflicted, my dear. Why the need to brag about your 1.5MM home, the Sec of Ed's kid attending an Arlington public, the high earners in Arlington, your HHI-- only to bash the "classist parents" of DC privates??? Tell me, what exactly about your environment espouses different values than a private school?

Read the public schools forum below. Then spend some time reading the private school forum. The answer will be readily apparent.

The reason $ was mentioned was in response to the erroneous claim that people in Arlington cannot afford private school and aren't successful. FWIW, national study has Arlington has having the most educated/smartest city in the entire country. Public school is sn active choice for those of us wishing to send our kids to some of the best schools in the country.

Real estate continues to boom with not enough inventory in the close-in areas to keep up.

Anonymous wrote:If you people believe that Arlington is more desirable McLean then you must have lost your friggin' minds. What planet do you people live on?

Ooohhh I get it. You don't like McLean because it's too "Republican" for you.

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Ha! Omifucking g*d--you are so right. I am sitting in a 1.5 million house built in the 1920s in 'awful' Arlington. I grew up in NW. I don't need a car to get anywhere and my kids go to, quite literally, one of the best elementary schools in the country..and it's public. The Sec. of Education chose it for his own children as well and he could have sent them anywhere in the greater Metropolitan area. I also still own a house in NW--but would have had to said my kids to one of the DC privates. Contrary to a pp's belief about the finances of those that live in N.Arlington--this area has some of the biggest earners in the region. FWIW, our own HHI is $500k+. We could afford private...we even still have our house in DC which we rent. The one reason I would not send my kids to a private school there is because it is filled with douchebag, classist parents. I would not want my boys learning those values and hanging out with social losers. It is much more important to me that they understand not everyone is like them and that they are no better just becuause they have moer money.

You sound conflicted, my dear. Why the need to brag about your 1.5MM home, the Sec of Ed's kid attending an Arlington public, the high earners in Arlington, your HHI-- only to bash the "classist parents" of DC privates??? Tell me, what exactly about your environment espouses different values than a private school?

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Anonymous wrote:We are in our mid 30's with two school-aged children. We live in a 4 bdrm. colonial in Arlington. We are getting ready to do a pretty substantial addition.

Prior to that, DH bought a townhouse in Arlington at age 27 which we sold in 2005 (to have the money to buy our current house).

We are not lawyers and have never received any type of financial assistance (after graduating from undergrad) from our parents. So, you don't have to be "Biglaw" or have a trust fund to make it in this town. DH has a really good job, we send our children to a great public school, and we live within our means.

While that is true, you aren't really "making" it. Your kids go to public and you live in Arlington. Just saying. So you should stop making subtle digs at "biglaw" and the income it provides.

I think the pp was just trying to make a point based on all the other posts referring to lawyers. Arlington is a very expensive area to live in. And nothing wrong with sending kids to public schools. You sound pompass.

Arlington is still second tier. Lets not kid ourselves. No one who can afford DC private schools or McLean houses moves to Arlington. It's the worst of all worlds.

Are you seriously suggesting McLean is some sort of ideal? Seriously? I'd rather cut my leg off then live there. It would be nice to have more money but I sure as hell wouldn't spend it in McLean. Holy crap.

People with no money make tose comments. The truth is there are 3 main areas that you want to live parts of NW DC, McLean/ Great Falls and Bethesda/Chevy Chase/Potomac. You can tell me about how young urban types may love Clarendon or Lyon village and how Arlington lacks pretentiousness but it will NEVER be the above mentioned areas. That's the breaks kid. Take this from someone who lives in McLean and knows how the DC hierarchy works.

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Do tell!

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Anonymous wrote:We live in Kentlands in 2007 at 30/32. We love the schools, the neighborhood, the walking distance to the retail area/restaurants & movies, the parks, the trails around the lake, the community activities, and the closeness to 270 but the feeling of being secluded. We love Quince Orchard High School.

I'm a SAHM but serve on several Boards, DH is in technology. Prior to having children DH & I lived in Dupont walking distance between Dupont & Adams Morgan in a condo that we now rent out. I plan to move back there one day when our children are all grown and married, off living their lives.

I'm not trying to be snarky, because I go to Kentlands frequently and think it's a very nice place, but how can you possibly feel secluded when all the houses are right on top of each other?

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Ha! Omifucking g*d--you are so right. I am sitting in a 1.5 million house built in the 1920s in 'awful' Arlington. I grew up in NW. I don't need a car to get anywhere and my kids go to, quite literally, one of the best elementary schools in the country..and it's public. The Sec. of Education chose it for his own children as well and he could have sent them anywhere in the greater Metropolitan area. I also still own a house in NW--but would have had to said my kids to one of the DC privates. Contrary to a pp's belief about the finances of those that live in N.Arlington--this area has some of the biggest earners in the region. FWIW, our own HHI is $500k+. We could afford private...we even still have our house in DC which we rent. The one reason I would not send my kids to a private school there is because it is filled with douchebag, classist parents. I would not want my boys learning those values and hanging out with social losers. It is much more important to me that they understand not everyone is like them and that they are no better just becuause they have moer money.

Anonymous wrote:"The Sec. of Education chose it for his own children as well and he could have sent them anywhere in the greater Metropolitan area. "

Do tell!