Without a doubt the country. Yes there are certainly benefits to the city like other kids, but you just have to work a little harder to find playmates here in the country. And like you said, your kids have each other. Just yesterday I was watching my two little ones, 1 and 3, playing at the edge of our pond, making some mud concoction in a pot. They were barefoot, tanned and filthy and it made me so happy that they have our land to grow and play on.
Haha, well they are closer that other places. Yeah we got a little slice of heaven, but some have called it frozen hell when they step off a plane in mid-winter.
i would chose the country. in cities you have a lot of smog and more violence and stuff. i wouldnt say i live in the country, but more of a small town in the mountains. and about one hour away is the city. living in a small town or in the country, you get to know all the people that live there. you grow up with the same people and can make friends for life. where i live there is only one school so all the kids know each other. i use to live in a big city and cant imagine raising my daughter there
Right now my husband and I live in the city with our three children, but we are seriously wanting to relocate to the countryside for our next home. I have no doubt whatsoever that we would love it.
personally, country for sure. id like to live in vancouver for a year or so b/c its a cool city. but just being here in southern ontario (and never having been out of bc) is making me realize how much i need lush, diverse nature in my life. not to mention privacy. and the ocean lol. plus, my greatest desire in life is to own land and farm and be self sufficient. however, from an ideological standpoint, i think that the more people who can be happy living in the city, the better. we cant all live in the country and dense housing is the most environmentally friendly way to accommodate our dangerously large population. suburbia is pure evil though.
ive had this convo with my parents before. they decided to raise me in the country, waaayyy in the country. i think i learned a lot of things that i wouldn't have in the city, but i probably missed out on some things too. i feel like i have a lot more patience and understanding of the natural cycle (growing vegetables, animals, the food chain and nature in general, etc.) but i also think my social skills were stunted because when i got to school i was nervous and didn't feel comfortable being around hundreds of other people. i never got to play with many other kids, but i also learned self sufficiency. the only time i've ever needed police and an ambulance to come to the house, it took nearly an hour and a half because of how far out i lived. i think country living teaches a lot about necessity vs. luxury. so both have advantages and disadvantages. but though i grew up in the country and it was all very good and peaceful, i would go with city if you are raising kids.
