San Francisco

[RACER X]

visit is correct, live there, no way

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by RACER X

visit is correct, live there, no way

Because Texas suburbs are so much more exciting

"Wow, we just passed another mega-church! Look, there's another! Damn, look at that Walmart!! Look, that high school's football stadium is bigger than Michigan Stadium!"

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Because Texas suburbs are so much more exciting

Hey Peter Pan, when one grows up and becomes an adult with a family, they may not want "exciting".

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

Hey Peter Pan, when one grows up and becomes an adult with a family, they may not want "exciting".

bingo

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

Hey Peter Pan, when one grows up and becomes an adult with a family, they may not want "exciting".

Fair enough, but living in the city doesn't mean you have to go out every night. I don't see why having a 2,500 ft home with a lawn is necessary just cuz you have a kid. I personally would rather see my kid grow up with more diversity, not just in terms of people, but things and sights to see.....Not just generic cul-de-sacs everywhere.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Fair enough, but living in the city doesn't mean you have to go out every night. I don't see why having a 2,500 ft home with a lawn is necessary just cuz you have a kid. I personally would rather see my kid grow up with more diversity, not just in terms of people, but things and sights to see.....Not just generic cul-de-sacs everywhere.

Diversity? Sights to see? My 19 month old has already been to 5 different states and another country. There's plenty of grown adults that have never been out of their own state. As he grows older he'll be exposed to many different people, places, cultures and experiences. And as for where we live, there's experiences and things to appreciate that you can't get in a large city, and vice-versa. Personally, I prefer the environment we've chosen.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

Diversity? Sights to see? My 19 month old has already been to 5 different states and another country. There's plenty of grown adults that have never been out of their own state. As he grows older he'll be exposed to many different people, places, cultures and experiences. And as for where we live, there's experiences and things to appreciate that you can't get in a large city, and vice-versa. Personally, I prefer the environment we've chosen.

You seem to be talking about vacations. A family living in the city could just as easily take the same number of vacations as you did.

My argument was not about what YOU do to expose your kid to things, but about the environment you live in and how THAT exposes your kid to things. Sounds like you're already doing a lot for your kid........BUT the environment can add stuff on top of that as well.

Where do you live, in a typical suburb, or further out in the country? If the latter, that's cool, I agree there are experiences out there that you can't get in the big city. But if it's the former, I don't really agree.

[Trip]

this argument is dumb, your kids will be just as fucked up as his kids. There is no perfect recipe for raising a child.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Where do you live, in a typical suburb, or further out in the country? If the latter, that's cool, I agree there are experiences out there that you can't get in the big city. But if it's the former, I don't really agree.

The latter; my 60-home community is surrounded by horse farms and cow fields. The homes in the area range from old, run-down and tiny to multi-million dollar mansions. It's an interresting mix. The area is a bedroom community that was just taking off before the economic downturn put a hold on everything. We're right on the outer edge of suburbia/BFE.