Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

astral_weeks_01 t1_iwmdabw wrote

Driving is absolutely impossible to downtown Boston unless you have non-rush hour work times, and even then it’s tricky. Many people do the daily train commute. Check to see whether your work would allow you to do pre-tax transit deductions (mine does). It’s most ideal to do the commute if you have the kind of job where you also do some work on the train (or you are an avid reader and read books). I do lesson plans, write emails, and grade papers, for example.

It would be ideal also to have a partner/other parent who could deal with kid stuff while you are at work (my co-parent works from home in Providence).

Providence public school are not well regarded, fyi. There are exceptions and many public school devotees, and there are also many independent schools and parochial schools.

3

Icy-Egg-7755 OP t1_iwnpmvg wrote

Honestly, I’m excited about the train for just the reasons you describe. I’ll never drive to Boston, it sounds miserable.

1