Hi "big city" parents,My wife and I lovingly coined the term "briefcase baby" to describe our then infant who seemingly woke up only to be toted around an endless labyrinth of car seats and daycare corridors before being tucked in for the night. Time flies and we're about to be three. Perhaps not unlike the thoughts you've had, I'm giving a lot of thought to the quality of my child's life, what I want for their upbringing and by extension our own quality of life.We live in an urban HCOL area. We lack any meaningful connection to like-minded parents, friendships, play dates... It seems like everybody is scrambling through the week to have any meaningful relationships. Plans with "friends" for a month out that usually get delayed once or twice aren't really buoying us. I pass daycare parents up and trade genuinely friendly hellos but it that's the extent of it. I see people literally running down the stairs and into the center, tossing their children, running out only to speed off back into traffic.Yes, there's a myriad of events, shows, museums, parks, etc... due to our location but to be honest, we're either going as a trio or with grandparents.I believe the consensus is that it gets better when they go to school - at least from their standpoint - but all I see when I squint into the distance is me hovering over homework and driving to extracurricular activities, surrounded by the same people (or lack thereof).We are entertaining a move, away from here and family, for personal and possibly professional fulfillment. However, this just seems counter intuitive, as it would exacerbate the existing issue, which is a general feeling of lack of human/tribe/family/community connection.Are any of you bothered by the same thing? Have any of you taken action to pivot your family out of this type of circumstance? Is this an issue of mindset or geography? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2OC8Bbm
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