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For us its city, commute being most important. DH works long hours would hardly see him during the week otw.
[ Reply | Options ]I feel like i would have less of a life if i moved.. Less company, less dinners out, less drinks.. i know, it's selfish but.
[ Reply | Options ]It was the opposite for me--I moved to the burb DH and I both grew up in and we have SO much free babysitting. We go out all the time now. Also, being that we are from here, we still have a lot of friends in the area. We were so broke in the city, we couldn't pay for Saturday night babysitting AND a dinner out.
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^But besides that...my real answer is.... are you really rich? Because if you are, then I think the city is fantastic. If not, if you can't take advantage of all the restaurants, night life, museums, etc...why bother. Get a bbq and a backyard. ;-)
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Rich enough to have a car, rich enough to have a babysitter whenever you need one. Rich enough to afford to send your kids to great schools so you don't have to sweat the public school thing. Rich enough that you aren't living like sardines. You can go on vacation now and then. You send your kids to camp, etc. You go out to great restaurants....
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city here. lived in burbs while in high school. hated the dependency on a car when you're too young to drive - thus my mom was everyone's chauffeur. love short commute for dh who works long hours, lots of wonderful activities for dc in city. would we love a backyard? sure. But here we have lots of neighbors who are only an elevator ride away that ds can play with.
[ Reply | Options ]burbs b/c i want the space, backyard, good public schools, etc. if i were v. wealthy (afford a summer home, sleepaway camps, good private schools, a car, etc) my tune might change.
[ Reply | Options ]I really think it depends on a range of factors - HHI, how many parents are working and where they can get jobs (city/burbs), where your family is located, what school district you can afford to live in, what your renting/owning timeline looks like. For us the commute is really our main thing. We both WOHM in midtown and truly maximize our family time and we don't have to worry about schools just yet.
[ Reply | Options ]For us the City. We have a great place to live, dc's go to a wonderful school and we go away on summer weekends to the beach. Great lifestyle,
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UrbanBaby Asks...
When I ride in a taxi cab with my DC I:
- Use a carseat
- Buckle him/her in his/her own seat
- Hold him/her on my lap
- I'd never ride in a taxi with my DC, it's much too dangerous!
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