It's called "Neighborhood Envy," and it afflicts an alarmingly high number of San Franciscans. Symptoms include: A) financial independence, B) home ownership, C) a proclivity for jogging strollers, and D) acute boredom. A shocking account, as relayed by one mother battling bravely against the disease: "Let's say you live in a sparkling new home with a children's playroom, a two-car garage, and a front lawn that's watered by an automatic sprinkler system. Your kids go to the school down the street; your dog roams free. You're utterly happy— but when you visit friends raising kids in a loft above an art gallery in a gritty urban enclave, you can't help but wonder, What would life be like in the city? ... There's actually a name for this peculiar feeling. It's 'neighborhood envy.'" [The Mommy Files]
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