Comments on: Can this city girl handle the burbs?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:02:21 +0000

Meh..very very late but i would say not just no, but hell no. We live in the suburbs now and absolutely hate it. Sure, the kids are happy, but kids can be happy most anywhere. If mom and dad aren’t happy, no one is happy. If you don’t fit the suburban stereotype,people shun you, at least here. ( ie we do not go to church,and when people find out, they want nothing to do with us. It trulyis scary.)

By: O Solo Mama

O Solo Mama — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:11:24 +0000

Did you buy that house? It’s adorable. I gotta show you a pic of our house in the burbs (which I sold in 2005). Very similar feel! We had to sell–Sim’s asthma did not like that greenery.

By: jon b

jon b — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:48:12 +0000

Ha, taht is too funny. We can’t keep Noah off the rock wall part of his swing set. She lives out in the STYX but i have to say it is quiet, we can see the stars, and he can get out and ru nand run without concern. But I do miss Starbucks, traffic lights, and black people when I am there more than 24 hours.

By: mssinglemama

mssinglemama — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:03:56 +0000

Thanks everyone so much! I’ve been digesting all of your advice and am thinking, thinking, thinking ….

By: damyantig

damyantig — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:59:25 +0000

Suburbia….I know how you feel. You have to weigh the options, if Ben is your priority, then I am afraid the suburbs it is!

By: mommypie

mommypie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:38:32 +0000

I was the consumate city girl. I do not miss it one iota. The peace of mind I have from knowing my daughter is safe is PRICELESS. And because I feel more at ease, the leash isn’t quite such a stranglehold on her, which is nothing but good.

Change is GOOD. And the beautiful thing about it? If it doesn’t work out, you simply change again. Buying a house is not an irreversible thing (although in this market … but still, you get my point.).

Plus, looks like a very cute ‘hood!

By: Cara

Cara — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:10:23 +0000

Hi MSM, long time no see.

What a fit little boy. Perhaps a future career as a rock climber beckons?

Good luck in your home search.

Cara

By: dadshouse

dadshouse — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:29:51 +0000

Loved this line: “Whatever you want my little angel.”
Can you be my mommy?

I live in the burbs, and while it’s been extremely hard for me to date here, I love the daily life. Soccer practice, BBQs, bike rides, kids playing in the streets, drinking a beer on the front porch (me, not the kids). Wouldn’t trade it for anything. (Though I’d love a little apartment in Manhattan as a place to crash whenever I feel the urge…)

Happy house hunting! And who knows, mabye you’ll meet a handsome Pleasantville single dad…

By: singlemomseeking

singlemomseeking — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:54:01 +0000

You go mama! I’m so proud of you! I love those pics of Benjamin climbing. Look at his belt.

I grew up in the ‘burbs. Being the sensitive kid I was (and still am), I felt very isolated. But this was in Northern California, maybe it’s different in the Midwest? I’d do a little “check” to see if there are any single parents in those burbs. That was a great idea to stop that mom to chat!

City life works well for me. We are not far from nature. Mae bikes to school. We walk to the grocery store. I can go a whole day without using my car, since I run my own business out of my home. But that’s what fits me.

Still, I’m a renter… who dreams of buying a home one day.

By: Hanna

Hanna — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:45:33 +0000

And remember, the ‘Burbs isn’t the ‘Boonies. You are still an arm’s length away from the beating heart of American Culture.

For more on living in hicksville, CO, see my blog..hehehe.