Anyone facing jealous friends now that your kids are in private school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People care a ton about where your kids go to school. Especially, among parents who are highly educated and have lots of time on their hands…is it not PC to say housewives?

I do remember going to dinner with a double ivy couple (ug, law for both) along with our kids right after decisions came out and the couple clearly could not get over how our DC got into a Big 3 K and their kid was WLed everywhere. "Just how did that happen?" was the refrain of the evening. Both DH and I had gone to an Ivy for grad and had interesting careers, but clearly our less than prestigious undergrads - at least mine - should have ruled our DC ineligible for consideration.

Wow. How did keep from choking on your food throughout dinner?!

Plus 1! They sound pretty awful.
I also went to a “less than prestigious” university because I hardly ever went to class or studied my last two years of HS due to being bored and not in the right environment. I tested really well so that helped get me into college in a top 40ish school. I went to grad school at a top 20. My kids are both highly intellectually able(objectively speaking) and doing really well, both at Big 3, and it’s really funny how threatened people who went to an Ivy can be when their own kids have issues or aren’t as smart as they think they (all) are. To be fair some of the private admissions results are pure luck past a certain point, especially for highly qualified upper school applicants, but I think it’s telling how people define themselves and others by how hard they worked in school 30 years ago, or more. Where you went to college in 1993 doesn’t mean squat now. A kid working as hard as they did then will likely not get in these days. And where one went to college has nothing to do with where their kids will get into private. (Sorry for typos)

[Anonymous]

If you try to kowtow to the public families you'll just end up alienating the new private families. You're on team private now. Trying to act like a fence sitter or passive gets you nowhere -- the public families still (secretly) hate you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

"LOL" and "I had kids in both" are two common tells that you're a private school forum troll. Get. A. Life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

Different PP. not BS. It happened to us as well in the W cluster. I had snippy comments disguised as praise as to how great the new private school is if you’re into that sort of thing and that type of school. But how really X school was better. I discovered that I needed new friends. Best decision I ever made was to drop those friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People get triggered because they know deep down the private is better and their public is inferior. No matter how delicate you are around them, the nitwits will still get triggered because that's how insecure unstable people are.

That's an interesting take. I know a lot of folks who sent their kids either through DCPS through 12 or moved to private for HS. One family I know decided to delay private till HS and built an addition on their house with the anticipated savings. A few may have had momentary pangs of something, but all are pretty happy with DCPS for their kids. A little grumbling about last year's remote learning but pretty much just that.

All these kids are ending up in comparable colleges, so hard to see any as nitwits.

It's not just about college--if that is all you care about go to Anacostia High School...Admissions would love to admit someone intelligent from that school.

Its about the complete private school experience--education, life long friendships, connections, a more enjoyable experience, better food, smaller classes, a safer environment etc....you can learn to play golf great at a public golf course. But it is much nicer at a exclusive private club--quality of the course, facilities, people too name it.

I know numerous parents that made a "profit" from their kids going to private schools. They got so much additional business via the connections that they made....they were self employed entrepreneurs or in financial sales.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

Different PP. not BS. It happened to us as well in the W cluster. I had snippy comments disguised as praise as to how great the new private school is if you’re into that sort of thing and that type of school. But how really X school was better. I discovered that I needed new friends. Best decision I ever made was to drop those friends.

Hah, yes! Our enrolling our kid in public school sent a few friends into a frenzy of self-congratulatory preening about how they “believe in public schools”. I do, too, but not enough to sacrifice my kid’s education.

Guess how many of those parents eventually moved out to the suburbs? Approximately all of them. We’re still in the city, kid’s still in private school, no regrets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

Is being old money something to brag about?

Most W school kids have zero polish. They have no idea how to shake hands, dress appropriately or look an adult in the eye and have a conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

Is being old money something to brag about?

Most W school kids have zero polish. They have no idea how to shake hands, dress appropriately or look an adult in the eye and have a conversation.

Huh. Usually humans aren’t supposed to hear dogwhistles, yet we can all hear this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People get triggered because they know deep down the private is better and their public is inferior. No matter how delicate you are around them, the nitwits will still get triggered because that's how insecure unstable people are.

That's an interesting take. I know a lot of folks who sent their kids either through DCPS through 12 or moved to private for HS. One family I know decided to delay private till HS and built an addition on their house with the anticipated savings. A few may have had momentary pangs of something, but all are pretty happy with DCPS for their kids. A little grumbling about last year's remote learning but pretty much just that.

All these kids are ending up in comparable colleges, so hard to see any as nitwits.

It's not just about college--if that is all you care about go to Anacostia High School...Admissions would love to admit someone intelligent from that school.

Its about the complete private school experience--education, life long friendships, connections, a more enjoyable experience, better food, smaller classes, a safer environment etc....you can learn to play golf great at a public golf course. But it is much nicer at a exclusive private club--quality of the course, facilities, people too name it.

I know numerous parents that made a "profit" from their kids going to private schools. They got so much additional business via the connections that they made....they were self employed entrepreneurs or in financial sales.

Is this parody?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People get triggered because they know deep down the private is better and their public is inferior. No matter how delicate you are around them, the nitwits will still get triggered because that's how insecure unstable people are.

That's an interesting take. I know a lot of folks who sent their kids either through DCPS through 12 or moved to private for HS. One family I know decided to delay private till HS and built an addition on their house with the anticipated savings. A few may have had momentary pangs of something, but all are pretty happy with DCPS for their kids. A little grumbling about last year's remote learning but pretty much just that.

All these kids are ending up in comparable colleges, so hard to see any as nitwits.

It's not just about college--if that is all you care about go to Anacostia High School...Admissions would love to admit someone intelligent from that school.

Its about the complete private school experience--education, life long friendships, connections, a more enjoyable experience, better food, smaller classes, a safer environment etc....you can learn to play golf great at a public golf course. But it is much nicer at a exclusive private club--quality of the course, facilities, people too name it.

I know numerous parents that made a "profit" from their kids going to private schools. They got so much additional business via the connections that they made....they were self employed entrepreneurs or in financial sales.

Is this parody?

It’s really insulting to private school parents to portray them as awful enough to write something like this.

One thing that I am learning from this thread is that money can’t buy happiness. So many sad people writing about how jealous others are of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”

Anybody else remember that commercial?

Yes, I remember this.

Also in a song by Ano De Franco - "cause, everyone harbors a secret hatred for the prettiest girl in the room."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

"LOL" and "I had kids in both" are two common tells that you're a private school forum troll. Get. A. Life.

+1
Mrs. "I had kids in both" probably considers a private daycare/preschool private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

Is being old money something to brag about?



Leftists see dog whistles everywhere. Pretty typical.
Most W school kids have zero polish. They have no idea how to shake hands, dress appropriately or look an adult in the eye and have a conversation.

Huh. Usually humans aren’t supposed to hear dogwhistles, yet we can all hear this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

This is BS.
Or you need new friends
I live in that cluster never ever have I had anyone be jealous of Private school parents. LOL W cluster public schools there is no comparison with STEM classes.
I had kids do both. Public beyond better academically. And college acceptances. Mine went to this forums cream of the crop colleges from W cluster public schools.

You are insecure in your decision and definitely not old money.

Is being old money something to brag about?

Most W school kids have zero polish. They have no idea how to shake hands, dress appropriately or look an adult in the eye and have a conversation.

Huh. Usually humans aren’t supposed to hear dogwhistles, yet we can all hear this one.

Nice attempt to shut down a legitimate argument... that's so 2020 Democratic playbook of you.