is Catholic more beautiful?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Holy Child has gorgeous students. It's just a fact. Not sure about the other catholic schools or the independent schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy Child has gorgeous students. It's just a fact. Not sure about the other catholic schools or the independent schools.

This thread just keep getting stupider and stupider. And what you expressed is called an OPINION. But you are probably a troll, so there’s that.

[Anonymous]

It’s the sports. They demand all students to play and they have b teams and a place for everyone. They force physical activity and the kids are better looking like they were in the more active/exposed to outside 70s and 80s.

[Anonymous]

OP, you just like clean cut, white people. That is your preference and marker for success. That is the majority of what you will see at Catholic schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you just like clean cut, white people. That is your preference and marker for success. That is the majority of what you will see at Catholic schools.

??? Catholic schools are way more diverse than the privates preferred by DCUM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy Child has gorgeous students. It's just a fact. Not sure about the other catholic schools or the independent schools.

This thread just keep getting stupider and stupider. And what you expressed is called an OPINION. But you are probably a troll, so there’s that.

I am not a troll. And you are right, it is just my opinion.

[Anonymous]

Okay as someone highly involved in the Catholic Church I can see that this would be a thing because it's just a different "level" and there is more focus on conforming than intellect at times sorry to say but true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay as someone highly involved in the Catholic Church I can see that this would be a thing because it's just a different "level" and there is more focus on conforming than intellect at times sorry to say but true

This message is vey confusing. I know your focus is on confirming and not intellect, as you noted, but you may want to consider some focus on punctuation, too.

[Anonymous]

This thread is really dumb, but I will say this: I grew up Catholic in the Northeast attending parishes that tended to be older and more working class (think Going My Way, with Bing Crosby, if you remember that), because where I grew up Catholics tended to be older and more working class. When we moved to this area around fifteen years ago and attended Mass at our area parish for the first time, I remember looking around thinking “these are the best looking Catholics I have ever seen” and thinking I had stepped into the Twilight Zone. We chuckled about that for years.

[Anonymous]

I had Catholic neighbors who sent their kids to Catholic schools. They are very devout.

The first word that comes to mind is "zombies". The second is "Stepford wives".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC switched to Catholic HS this year from public MS. Is it me, or are the Catholics (kids and parents) just way more put together than the publics and the non-Catholic independents? Seriously. Better social skills, better presentation, more interesting conversatins.

Perhaps Catholic schools are more diverse than other independent schools but it's still mostly white. We are a mixed family in a Catholic school and I do not have the same experience as OP. I have to be the one to go out of the way to befriend other parents and they are so awkward when I do. I am approached more when I'm with my white husband and the rapport they have with him is starkly different. Or parents start being friendlier and talkative once they learn that I'm a lawyer. But whatever first impressions they have of me, it's certainly not the kind that brings out social skills and interesting conversations. I've befriended other mixed/minority families at the school and all of them have had the same experience. My experience with public school parents were better; parents genuinely seemed excited to meet or get to know me regardless of background.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC switched to Catholic HS this year from public MS. Is it me, or are the Catholics (kids and parents) just way more put together than the publics and the non-Catholic independents? Seriously. Better social skills, better presentation, more interesting conversatins.

Perhaps Catholic schools are more diverse than other independent schools but it's still mostly white. We are a mixed family in a Catholic school and I do not have the same experience as OP. I have to be the one to go out of the way to befriend other parents and they are so awkward when I do. I am approached more when I'm with my white husband and the rapport they have with him is starkly different. Or parents start being friendlier and talkative once they learn that I'm a lawyer. But whatever first impressions they have of me, it's certainly not the kind that brings out social skills and interesting conversations. I've befriended other mixed/minority families at the school and all of them have had the same experience. My experience with public school parents were better; parents genuinely seemed excited to meet or get to know me regardless of background.

I’m sorry that’s been your experience. I’m a black woman with a white husband and that hasn’t been my experience in Catholic schools at all. If you’re at a parochial school, are you or your DH a member of the parish? I am (DH is not) and everyone has been extremely welcoming. We’re in MD btw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC switched to Catholic HS this year from public MS. Is it me, or are the Catholics (kids and parents) just way more put together than the publics and the non-Catholic independents? Seriously. Better social skills, better presentation, more interesting conversatins.

Perhaps Catholic schools are more diverse than other independent schools but it's still mostly white. We are a mixed family in a Catholic school and I do not have the same experience as OP. I have to be the one to go out of the way to befriend other parents and they are so awkward when I do. I am approached more when I'm with my white husband and the rapport they have with him is starkly different. Or parents start being friendlier and talkative once they learn that I'm a lawyer. But whatever first impressions they have of me, it's certainly not the kind that brings out social skills and interesting conversations. I've befriended other mixed/minority families at the school and all of them have had the same experience. My experience with public school parents were better; parents genuinely seemed excited to meet or get to know me regardless of background.

I’m sorry that’s been your experience. I’m a black woman with a white husband and that hasn’t been my experience in Catholic schools at all. If you’re at a parochial school, are you or your DH a member of the parish? I am (DH is not) and everyone has been extremely welcoming. We’re in MD btw.

Thank you! We are members of another parish and I think that does have something to do with it. That said, it's not a big deal for me, just wanted to share something contrary to the OP's experience. Once the awkward stage is passed, it's fine. I mean my kids are still here so I'm not unhappy with the school. The parents are not snobs or mean or intentionally excluding, likely just oblivious. I think I'm just at the age where I'm tired of being the person to make others around me more comfortable and just wish more ppl did that. I absolutely believe there are schools where other parents are not like this and I'm glad you shared your experience as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC switched to Catholic HS this year from public MS. Is it me, or are the Catholics (kids and parents) just way more put together than the publics and the non-Catholic independents? Seriously. Better social skills, better presentation, more interesting conversatins.

Perhaps Catholic schools are more diverse than other independent schools but it's still mostly white. We are a mixed family in a Catholic school and I do not have the same experience as OP. I have to be the one to go out of the way to befriend other parents and they are so awkward when I do. I am approached more when I'm with my white husband and the rapport they have with him is starkly different. Or parents start being friendlier and talkative once they learn that I'm a lawyer. But whatever first impressions they have of me, it's certainly not the kind that brings out social skills and interesting conversations. I've befriended other mixed/minority families at the school and all of them have had the same experience. My experience with public school parents were better; parents genuinely seemed excited to meet or get to know me regardless of background.

I’m sorry that’s been your experience. I’m a black woman with a white husband and that hasn’t been my experience in Catholic schools at all. If you’re at a parochial school, are you or your DH a member of the parish? I am (DH is not) and everyone has been extremely welcoming. We’re in MD btw.

Thank you! We are members of another parish and I think that does have something to do with it. That said, it's not a big deal for me, just wanted to share something contrary to the OP's experience. Once the awkward stage is passed, it's fine. I mean my kids are still here so I'm not unhappy with the school. The parents are not snobs or mean or intentionally excluding, likely just oblivious. I think I'm just at the age where I'm tired of being the person to make others around me more comfortable and just wish more ppl did that. I absolutely believe there are schools where other parents are not like this and I'm glad you shared your experience as well.

I feel you. Hang in there!