[KnittingTigers]

Hey folks,<br><br>
After years and years of life as New Englanders, we are moving to Washington DC so that I can take a job with the federal government.<br><br>
I'd love to hear about queer parenting resources, cool things for kids in general, where to find other like-minded families. If you live there now and would like to make some new friends, all the better!<br><br>
My partner has a fantasy of finding enough other stay-at-home trans dads to start a playgroup. This seems optimistic to me, but I'd love to be proven wrong.<br><br>
We'll be living in Takoma Park, but I'll be commuting into the district every day.<br><br>
All thoughts welcome...

 

[escher]

Congratulations on your upcoming move! One good place to start would be Rainbow Families DC: <a href="http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/" target="_blank">http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/</a><br><br>
Good luck!

 

[megincl]

NO leads, but Ooooooh! to Takoma Park. I know tons of cool folks there....you're sure to find many great people!

 

[burg]

Good luck with the move, Angela! Figures now that I'm pregnant, you're moving away. Congrats again on the job <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br><br>
~Jamie

 

[KnittingTigers]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">Good luck with the move, Angela! Figures now that I'm pregnant, you're moving away. Congrats again on the job <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br><br>
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Jamie, congrats! I've been out of touch with things, apparently! Yes, I'm sad that we'll miss your bean, but there are other great gaybies around here, as I'm sure you know.<br><br>
Thanks everyone for the thoughts! I'll definitely check out the Rainbow Families website.

 

[pleasantlyfurious]

Oh, congrats! DC is great! We lived there for about five years, but that was before Leo, so we don't know much about the parenting resources. Good luck on the play group - I think it's not too pie-in-the-sky!!

 

[burg]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">Jamie, congrats! I've been out of touch with things, apparently! Yes, I'm sad that we'll miss your bean, but there are other great gaybies around here, as I'm sure you know.</div>
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Thanks, Angela! You're not out of touch, I am only 7 weeks along and have been keeping it somewhat quiet. I really wanted to share my news with you though because when we first met you were TTCing and I thought about you during the crazy TTC process. So happy for you and your family <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">

 

[KnittingTigers]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">Thanks, Angela! You're not out of touch, I am only 7 weeks along and have been keeping it somewhat quiet. I really wanted to share my news with you though because when we first met you were TTCing and I thought about you during the crazy TTC process. So happy for you and your family <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"></div>
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My lips are sealed until I see it on Facebook! Thanks. God, that seems like a long time ago, huh? I'm so very happy for you guys. Parenthood is such a wonderfully crazy awesome thing.<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">

 

[simcon]

Congrats on your move! I don't really know resources in DC, but my partner's parents live in Bethesda, and we visit fairly frequently--it'd be great to see you sometime there! (Plus, as you can imagine, I get there for work pretty often too...)

 

[KnittingTigers]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">Congrats on your move! I don't really know resources in DC, but my partner's parents live in Bethesda, and we visit fairly frequently--it'd be great to see you sometime there! (Plus, as you can imagine, I get there for work pretty often too...)</div>
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yes yes yes! we'd love that. and yeah, though i'm leaving the academy, i'm happy to be in a place where i'll still have contacts with my friends who aren't.<br><br>
and, super double fingers crossed, my partner has an interview for a visiting position at a university in DC!