What is so great...or crappy about Takoma Park?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you even looked at Takoma Park schools? Or are you referring to Takoma DC? Because Takoma Park schools are pretty good, and the Takoma EC in DC is also up and coming.

Not everyone wants to live in a tiny house in an area with poor schools, and be surrounded by a bunch of crunchy hippies. Just because someone is gay, doesn't mean they're a hippie. I looked in Takoma Park when I was buying, and I found the houses to be tiny, the yards sloppily maintained, and the driveways tiny or non-existent.

thanks, Takoma park pretty much sucks ass for modern sophisticated and tidy gay couples. People talk about it like it's amazing but in reality it's a piece of crap.

Got priced out, eh? Sure, there are some cheaper options in Takoma Park that have that 'lived in' look, but the historic district is full of gorgeous large homes that cost $$$$. Thing is, the folks in the more expensive houses don't look down on the more modest or quirky homes. Its a very live and let live place -- no HOAs or stepford assholes getting all up in their neighbors' business about their lawns or such.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you even looked at Takoma Park schools? Or are you referring to Takoma DC? Because Takoma Park schools are pretty good, and the Takoma EC in DC is also up and coming.

Not everyone wants to live in a tiny house in an area with poor schools, and be surrounded by a bunch of crunchy hippies. Just because someone is gay, doesn't mean they're a hippie. I looked in Takoma Park when I was buying, and I found the houses to be tiny, the yards sloppily maintained, and the driveways tiny or non-existent.

thanks, Takoma park pretty much sucks ass for modern sophisticated and tidy gay couples. People talk about it like it's amazing but in reality it's a piece of crap.

OP here-10 years ago we looked at Takoma park-the homes were tiny (and overpriced), Piney Branch (near Flower Ave) looked like a crowded 3rd world country, and it bordered some questionable looking neighborhoods-I know the schools have decent reps-TPES, TPMS and Blair-but it still does not seem so great to me. The hippies can be just as annoying as the snobs of Bethesda so a decent mix would be ok-ya know cause "diversity".

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Anonymous wrote:Have you even looked at Takoma Park schools? Or are you referring to Takoma DC? Because Takoma Park schools are pretty good, and the Takoma EC in DC is also up and coming.

Not everyone wants to live in a tiny house in an area with poor schools, and be surrounded by a bunch of crunchy hippies. Just because someone is gay, doesn't mean they're a hippie. I looked in Takoma Park when I was buying, and I found the houses to be tiny, the yards sloppily maintained, and the driveways tiny or non-existent.

thanks, Takoma park pretty much sucks ass for modern sophisticated and tidy gay couples. People talk about it like it's amazing but in reality it's a piece of crap.

Wait ... teaching kids to accept someone who acts differently from what is typical is actually "teaching hate"?

Can you explain that please.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a few gay couples with kids at our elementary in No. Arlington and as far as I can tell they are treated just the same as everyone else. My kids know it's completely normal for kids to have two moms or two dads.

Fixed that for ya.

It's not normal (basic biology) but it is accepted. There's a difference.

I don't want my kids to think it is normal, but I want them to accept those who are different.

You do understand this is how hate is taught, right? Race = different and normal. Gender = different and normal. Gay = different and normal. You = different, not normal, and sad.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a few gay couples with kids at our elementary in No. Arlington and as far as I can tell they are treated just the same as everyone else. My kids know it's completely normal for kids to have two moms or two dads.

Fixed that for ya.

It's not normal (basic biology) but it is accepted. There's a difference.

I don't want my kids to think it is normal, but I want them to accept those who are different.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know a few gay couples with kids at our elementary in No. Arlington and as far as I can tell they are treated just the same as everyone else. My kids know it's completely normal for kids to have two moms or two dads.

Fixed that for ya.

It's not normal (basic biology) but it is accepted. There's a difference.

Hyattsville!

OP if you're looking for a neighborhood where people will cheer your lifestyle choice every time you walk down the street I gotta tell ya odds are slim - but if you're simply looking for a neighborhood where people won't spray paint your house with homophobic slurs in the middle of the night then shit there's lots of places. I think you should focus on the good schools element and lose the "gay friendly" prerequisite cause it's really not necessary.

OP, can you be more specific about how you define gay-friendly? Seems like people are interpreting it to mean anything from 'lots of other gay couples in the neighborhood' to 'you probably won't be subjected to slurs for walking down the street with your partner'.

Any neighborhood in DC except maybe east of the river? Park view seems to be getting more and more lesbians.

Takoma Park MD has excellent schools. DC side is decent but improving. It is more hippie in MD, but most of the homes have lovely gardens and mature trees. It is damn expensive, that is the one major downside.

Anonymous wrote:Have you even looked at Takoma Park schools? Or are you referring to Takoma DC? Because Takoma Park schools are pretty good, and the Takoma EC in DC is also up and coming.

Not everyone wants to live in a tiny house in an area with poor schools, and be surrounded by a bunch of crunchy hippies. Just because someone is gay, doesn't mean they're a hippie. I looked in Takoma Park when I was buying, and I found the houses to be tiny, the yards sloppily maintained, and the driveways tiny or non-existent.

Have you even looked at Takoma Park schools? Or are you referring to Takoma DC? Because Takoma Park schools are pretty good, and the Takoma EC in DC is also up and coming.