Anonymous
12/28/2024 16:58
Subject: Re:So what do we think about the New Yorker article with the Cheverly moms?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cheverly is the second least used Metro stop according to this article - why?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/27/least-used-metro-loudoun-gateway/
No adjacent apartment buildings. All the near by homes are SFHs with driveways.
Pre-covid you couldn't find a spot at the Cheverly Metro station after 8:00. Now they actually have most of the lot blocked off for construction and there are still plenty of spaces.
People aren't going in as often and/or have gotten in the habit of driving/car pooling. That may all change if the feds are required back to in person work.
Anonymous
12/28/2024 11:13
Subject: So what do we think about the New Yorker article with the Cheverly moms?
Finally read this article as I catch up on my New Yorkers at the end of the year.
I found it interesting because I live on the Hill and have met some of the families in the article. My DH and I have actually debated moving to the burbs, and Cheverly specifically, for affordability reasons. We live in a condo and I would love a house with a yard but we can't even afford a row house on the Hill anymore. Also like the community feel of Cheverly and are on the waitlist for the pool already (a lot of Hill families get on that waitlist as it's definitely the closest pool club to us -- PG pool is a longer drive and works better if you live in upper NE).
But we're liberal and pro-choice. We have two kids and no plans for more. Both work and I (the DW) make more money. I did stay home for a few years when kids were babies. I wish we had European-style family policies in the US with longer parental leaves, subsidized daycare, better support for new moms (I had severe PPD and the US does a terrible job with taking care of mental health in new moms). I also think abortion should be legal and a decision by a woman.
The thing that struck me reading the article though was how many things I agreed with these conservative women on, EXCEPT abortion. It actually made me hopeful because I think there is real common ground. And I don't really even have an issue with someone opposing abortion on moral grounds, as long as they don't legislate against it. My sister and mom are morally/religiously opposed to abortion for any reason other than medical necessity to save the life of the mother, but they have reached a point where they agree it should be legal even for people having abortions for other reasons. I feel like if they can reach that point, so can other women.
But I totally get wanting to live somewhere affordable with more community and a more family-focused vibe. The Hill sort of has that but you need to have a lot of money here. Having a big family on the Hill is only accessible to wealthy people. We are UMC and I recognize that stuff like me taking time off when my kids were little was a privilege most people can't afford.
I'd love to work with women like those in the article on finding common ground that would make life better for families and mothers. For them these policies might make abortion less common, reducing it without outlawing it. For me I just think it would just be more humane. As long as abortion is still legal, I can get on board with the rest.
I think we could find common ground.
I found it interesting because I live on the Hill and have met some of the families in the article. My DH and I have actually debated moving to the burbs, and Cheverly specifically, for affordability reasons. We live in a condo and I would love a house with a yard but we can't even afford a row house on the Hill anymore. Also like the community feel of Cheverly and are on the waitlist for the pool already (a lot of Hill families get on that waitlist as it's definitely the closest pool club to us -- PG pool is a longer drive and works better if you live in upper NE).
But we're liberal and pro-choice. We have two kids and no plans for more. Both work and I (the DW) make more money. I did stay home for a few years when kids were babies. I wish we had European-style family policies in the US with longer parental leaves, subsidized daycare, better support for new moms (I had severe PPD and the US does a terrible job with taking care of mental health in new moms). I also think abortion should be legal and a decision by a woman.
The thing that struck me reading the article though was how many things I agreed with these conservative women on, EXCEPT abortion. It actually made me hopeful because I think there is real common ground. And I don't really even have an issue with someone opposing abortion on moral grounds, as long as they don't legislate against it. My sister and mom are morally/religiously opposed to abortion for any reason other than medical necessity to save the life of the mother, but they have reached a point where they agree it should be legal even for people having abortions for other reasons. I feel like if they can reach that point, so can other women.
But I totally get wanting to live somewhere affordable with more community and a more family-focused vibe. The Hill sort of has that but you need to have a lot of money here. Having a big family on the Hill is only accessible to wealthy people. We are UMC and I recognize that stuff like me taking time off when my kids were little was a privilege most people can't afford.
I'd love to work with women like those in the article on finding common ground that would make life better for families and mothers. For them these policies might make abortion less common, reducing it without outlawing it. For me I just think it would just be more humane. As long as abortion is still legal, I can get on board with the rest.
I think we could find common ground.
Anonymous
12/28/2024 10:43
Subject: Re:So what do we think about the New Yorker article with the Cheverly moms?
Anonymous wrote:Cheverly is the second least used Metro stop according to this article - why?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/27/least-used-metro-loudoun-gateway/
No adjacent apartment buildings. All the near by homes are SFHs with driveways.
Anonymous
12/27/2024 09:57
Subject: Re:So what do we think about the New Yorker article with the Cheverly moms?
Cheverly is the second least used Metro stop according to this article - why?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/27/least-used-metro-loudoun-gateway/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/27/least-used-metro-loudoun-gateway/
Anonymous
11/25/2024 00:11
Subject: So what do we think about the New Yorker article with the Cheverly moms?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A five year pool waitlist is chump change.
-Mt Rainier
Looking at their annual dues, they’re hundreds higher than PG Pool, and closer to 1k higher the first couple years of new memberships. The location means they’re priced almost too high for other nearby neighborhoods, aside from Capitol Hill, so fewer try to join there than PG.
Higher dues but no co-op fee or duties and no capital improvement fee. If you don't work your co-op hours, PG pool is actually slightly more expensive.
Okay? That doesn’t change the fact that one of the main reason PG ended up with a long waitlist in the first place is because they became an affordable co-op.
Anonymous
11/22/2024 04:07
Subject: So what do we think about the New Yorker article with the Cheverly moms?
Anonymous wrote:This response doesn’t sound very inclusive. In fact, it sounds very pathetic. If they are so interested in celebrating their diverse community I wonder why that doesn’t include these people. Are they also not part of the community?
This sentence is the kicker. Just a true masterpiece.
While we have seen an influx of conservatives from Capitol Hill, we remain a town that embraces diversity of thought and learns to love one another despite our differences.