Anonymous wrote:New business idea: a club for the HHI parent set.

Party rooms (multiple!), babysitters/helpers that are club employees, excellent bar for the parents (and a fun kids room for the kids to go to), and some book-online napping spaces for tired parents who want to sneak away from the office for mid-day naps.

I'd join in a heartbeat!!!

This is brilliant.

I think you have to have done something notable to join the cosmos club, beyond being born.

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Anonymous wrote:OP you may be looking for something like the City Club. It's more of a business club and I don't think there is much of membership hurdle. Not really a "club" though.

I go to the Metropolitan Club frequently for various events. I find it impossibly stuffy, and I'm over 50. Plus you aren't allowed to have phones out ever.

This is one of the reasons I like our club.

Yes, it's incredibly civilizing.

We have an older family member who is a member and invites us on a regular basis for events...the only thing that bothers me is the no cell phones out rule since we have to hire a babysitter to attend the events and I get a bit nervous being out of touch. I find myself going outside frequently to check my phone to make sure everything is ok with the sitter. Otherwise, I don't find it stuffy (and I'm in the under 40 crowd) and they have an excellent wine list.

Anonymous wrote:We belong to Metropolitan and Sulgrave. We are 40somethings with school aged kids at DC privates. There are lots of members our age and younger too. It's a certain NWDC-private school set and Metropolitan at least isn't going to go down anytime soon. Very well subscribed.

The food and wine selection at the Metropolitan Club are excellent. Interesting speakers and other fun events. Great place for a business lunch or a private party. Plenty of 40 somethings belong. Agree it will be around for a long time to come.