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Representation helped, but it did not automatically create friendship. We still had to show up repeatedly and build community. Diversity, school ratings, train access, and house size do not always line up neatly, so every family ends up choosing a trade-off. The move became better when we stopped comparing the new place to the old one and started building repeatable routines. The best decision we made was choosing ordinary daily ease over the impressive-looking option.

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