I made the choice in favor of my kids and live an hour by car from where I work by the back roads.
Well, there are some compromises involved everywhere but you've got your priorities straight. I can do what I do because I'm single and have no kids (that I know of).
My brother has a similar situation to yours and is if possible more conservative than either of us, he also has said that he doesn't see how a city lifestyle could work. Maybe a little bit stronger comments. The shootings have calmed down in my neighborhood, there was a bit of a gang war here for a while but it tapered off after a while, I don't think we've had a gun battle on the streets for some time, not since the late '90s anyway. The area has calmed down and gentrified considerably since then. :-) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************