I just might have been able to learn something about myself and one of my many neuroses in the process of this conversation. Like I said, the No. 1 reason we don&#39;t feel justified in relocating downtown has to do with our finances. I admit, though, that reason No. 2 is about schools. <br /><br />For me, I think my ambivalence about sending my son to TPS comes down to trust - or, in this case, a lack thereof. <br /><br />I&#39;m learning that, in my still somewhat new role as a parent, it&#39;s been very difficult to imagine fully trusting my child. When I think into the future and imagine that moment when my son gets off the TPS bus and walks through the door, I&#39;ll want to ask him 578 questions about what he did in school that day, how was AP class, did he get an A on his Calculus final and, oh yeah, how many kids offered him an opportunity to try hard drugs that day, and how many guns and knives did he see in his friends&#39; lockers?<br /><br />Maybe part of my own solution here is to learn more about TPS and its schools and what they have to offer, particularly the ones my son will attend as long as we live where we do. <br /><br />Then I&#39;ll work on trusting my kid to be curious and to make good choices about seeking out learning opportunities and to stay the heck away from the harmful stuff that could land him in jail or worse. And I&#39;ll work on not smothering him with said learning opportunities and warnings about the harmful stuff and chilling the heck out.<br /><br />This might not put us into a loft in the middle of downtown, but I&#39;d like to think it&#39;s a start. Eh?