Seattle itself is SO fun for 2 year olds!! I am a nanny for kids around that age in seattle and there is just so so much to do! Bring your kiddo to the pacific science center, the moPOP, the children’s museum, the SAM, the asian art museum (and volunteer park cause volunteer park is SO fun!), the waterfront, the aquarium, the beaches, the burke museum, the arboretum and the japanese botanical garden, you can even find some great lists for toddler-friendly hikes near seattle if you google it! Have fun!

Don’t bother with the cruise. It won’t be worth the money and you’ll probably get sick and be bored while on the boat. Your toddler will also probably be super fussy on a cruise.

Shoreline community college is one of the best community colleges in the whole country. It would be a waste of money NOT to go there.

Seasonal depression

Go look at the data, dude. Since about 2017 the rates have been WAY higher than they were in the 90s and early 2000s. Just because it wasn’t on social media doesn’t mean older shootings weren’t documented. We have data. The data clearly shows that there has been a significant increase in school shootings in the past 5 or so years.

I would say even mild asthma will cause you trouble. I’m all the way over in Seattle and the air quality has been causing me problems with my VERY mild asthma. Also everyone I know has had a persistent headache for the past 2 weeks from the smoke.