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

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t assume it’s jealousy - that’s a pretty self-absorbed assumption. Maybe if you weren’t so self-involved you would see the situation a bit more clearly.

It is pure jealousy and small-mindedness. Small-minded dipsh*ts who can't afford private (or prefer to blow their spare cash on tacky cars, etc.) and have literally zero experience in a private but act like they know everything. 'It's the same everywhere...' or 'Private isn't any different...' How in the eff would YOU know? A public family who transfers to private has first-hand experience in both -- 99.99% of private haters have no experience in private yet act like experts. And spare us all of your fake responses on how your kids go to both and private sucks. You sad saps are broken records.

I like your response.

I’m sure you do. Sadly, you’re both wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so not a thing

Unfortunately, it is. Many parents will take even the most neutrally worded statement as a referendum on their educational choices, and react accordingly. It’s all well and good if you can keep it a deathly secret, but that gets weird quickly.

The answer, of course, is that your real friends won’t be jerks about it, and people are jerks about it they’re not your real friends.

NP.

No, it’s really not a thing. I mean, I *judge* you for doing it (negatively) but that’s not to be confused with jealousy.

Totally sounds like sour grapes. Lol

“Lol?” Are you 80?

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Wow the enraged public school parents in this thread sure are proving private school parents right that they seem salty about our choices!

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Anonymous wrote:You have a new tribe now, embrace it. When you try to play both sides and keep the public friends you're taking away from building stronger bonds with your new private. For private to be worth it you really have to go all in.

Will you all please stop with the “tribe” garbage now? You don’t have a “tribe.” That’s some Wine Mom, Pumpkin Spice Latte Mom BS.

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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.

DP, but I just called out a private school “you’re all jealous” Mom for using lol. So you fail, but hey, at least you tried.

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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.

There was no legitimate argument to shut down.

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

Anybody else remember that commercial?

Actually, it was a shampoo commercial and the line was, " don't hate me because my HAIR is beautiful... get ( insert name of shampoo)

But, I digress. Sadly, its true that some people will just be envious. Envy is not a healthy emotion. Why be threatened by someone having more than you.

Better to see people for what they really are though ( not a friend) and good that you found out.

Oh dear. You should know what you’re talking about before you attempt to correct others. How embarrassing for you,

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the school district. In Bethesda/Chevy Chase most of the kids going to private are special needs or come from snooty families. On the DC side of the border, it's people that want a good education for their kids without the fear of violence. No judgment. Families try to do what's best for their children. Certainly not jealous of families that choose private school

If you are wealthy why wouldn't you send your kids to private schools?

Is the money better spent on fancy German and Italian sports cars? If you have excess cash flow after savings, why not? I want to give my kids the best of everything. I still save and have a high net worth by even country club standards.

Because they're not better

Do you really think that some kid coming out of Landon is better prepared for college and life generally than next door Whitman? Or Walter Johnson? Or Churchill?

Do you think the families that send their kids to those schools don't value education? Or could afford private?

It's the difficult kids that are sent to private

Insecure are we. You obviously have a chip on your shoulder because you don't send your child to private school.

You can keep repeating this as many times as you like. It still won’t make it true. I understand that clinging to this false narrative is weirdly important to you, though, so please, do continue.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 0% jealous of friends with kids in private schools. Waving at them from my international vacation that I can afford because I'm not spending $40k a year on school.

What are you talking about? Every private school family I know travels internationally at least once or twice a year. Sorry you can’t do both.

I’m sorry you’re so insecure. I hope you feel better soon.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the pro-private school posters here are making a very compelling argument for avoiding private schools forever and ever

Way to play to typecasts. Good lord. No wonder your kids are annoying

Look in the mirror, if you can afford one.

You cannot be an adult. Seventh grade, at most.

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I don't know OPs neighbors or friends, who knows their thoughts. But for us, a few were very defensive about the awesomeness of the public school, even to a fault, meaning some kids would benefit from private school and parents can afford it, but they view situation as a competition so they are staying put no matter what. Even if it's horrible. Principle over practicality. But that's just a few folks.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the pro-private school posters here are making a very compelling argument for avoiding private schools forever and ever

Way to play to typecasts. Good lord. No wonder your kids are annoying

Look in the mirror, if you can afford one.

You cannot be an adult. Seventh grade, at most.

The irony escapes you.

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This thread is LOL

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t think $1 million a year is impressive???? I sure do. Most people I know who make that much are working lots of hours and sacrificing time with their families. That’s what people do to make that much money. There are trade offs.

No. Not really. And most lawyers earn it in very unappetizing ways. Grinding on documents, or compliance programs or litigation prep. I feel sorry for the BigLaw parents. It’s a tough grind.

I don't feel worry for them. They chose that life. They knew what it would take and made a sacrifice. I wouldn't make that choice, but others are free to.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

Yes, you can learn some very bad entitled privileged behavior. No thank you.

There's more socioeconomic diversity than you think, at least at our Big 3. Most of my son's friends have parents who are either feds, work in non-profits or the like (like us), or are teachers. They sacrifice to send their children private and one gets a discount since they teach at the school. Yes, there is a lot of privilege, but he is kept grounded at home and among his peer group and we reap the benefit of an outstanding education. We tried public, and it was a nightmare. Didn't realize how different it could be. No where is perfect, but wouldn't trade this for public.

This is such unadulterated BS. It is an absolute and incontrovertible fact that the majority of students in the big three are paying full tuition. So that means that the majority of students are from families who can afford to pay $45,000 a year and more for friggin elementary school. The vast majority of the remaining students are paying at least $10,000 a year and probably much more.

It is an absolute given that you have to have a good income to afford that.

The idea that a couple of feds sending their kids to private school count as “poor” or “economically diverse” is laughable. Their combined income would be $300,000. You live in a warped world and are completely full of shit. You cannot argue with a straight face that the big three is for the unwashed.

Their combined income would not necessarily be 300k or anywhere near that. What a BS statement.

28 percent of the kids are on aid. Some just a little, some a full ride. Compare that to my local public option: all families who can afford a $1 million plus house, at least. 99 percent white.