New Beauvoir Parent Here - looking for advice, tips, etc

[Anonymous]

That is actually pretty real.

Who is Tory Burch?

[Anonymous]

If you don't know who Tory Burch is, please take yourself to Bloomingdale's and get tutored before you join the community. Even if you choose not to wear the brand, you must be able to speak "Neimans-ese" to get along. FWIW, Burch is about as original as dyed long blond hair. As in, NOT.

[Anonymous]

Ewwww. I had assumed all the discussion about Tory Burch flats on the "what to wear to playdates" thread was ironic. Guess not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ewwww. I had assumed all the discussion about Tory Burch flats on the "what to wear to playdates" thread was ironic. Guess not.

I believe (and hope) PP's post referencing Tory Burch was meant to be ironic, or is it satirical? In other words, something you would find on the DCUM Farce Thread. If not, then double-Ewwwwwwww.

[Anonymous]

Isn't more of an "argh" or "ack" or even "grrrr" rather than an "ewwwww". Don't you think "ewwwww" is more for, I don't know, someone spitting into your vagina for lube?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love all the posters who bash Beauvoir and its parents, but none of the other schools are REALLY any better. There are bastions of conservatives and liberals, and whether you are wearing Tory Burch or your ugly Dankso clogs, if you are in the private school mess in this city, YOU ARE IN IT. You may be more snobbish about some topics than others, but you are still competitive and slightly neurotic, whether it about lacrosse or gluten free cupcakes. I think most of these moms are nice and decent people who actually (gasp) have a great sense of humor when they pull their heads out of their own asses' (or worse, their childrens'), but anyone who wants to come on here and bash either a) got rejected from the school being talked about or b) got rejected from the school being talked about.

Let the Beauvoir parents have their self-love and joy about getting in and loving their school. Eventually, everybody's kids fuck up. Eventually, the school is NOT the end-all, be all. Eventually, life brings everyone to their knees. But let their be that week or so when your child is four and you think you have given them the world and you have done good as a parent. It is a facade, but it feels damn good. It is a damn good facade.

Well, life certainly has brought SOME people to their knees, I'll admit that...

[Anonymous]

I believe (and hope) PP's post referencing Tory Burch was meant to be ironic, or is it satirical? In other words, something you would find on the DCUM Farce Thread. If not, then double-Ewwwwwwww.

Dear god, I hope so--having just schooled myself on TB via the web (no need for a trip to Bloomies!). I mean, who in the world would want to wear THOSE?

[Anonymous]

Tory Burch is the new Coach. Leave it for the teens in the Montgomery Mall. Too logo'd out. Lame.

[Anonymous]

The Flower Mart is a wonderful DC event . Many thanks to all of the moms that volunteer. Children from all of the nearby school and neighborhoods enjoy this event. It really doesn't matter who is in charge just enjoy and welcome spring and summer.

[Anonymous]

We were at B for 5 years and I never heard of Tory Burch til now. Oh well, maybe they thought I was the nanny and other parents never bothered to school me. Survived nevertheless!!

[Anonymous]

Maybe it would be great flying under the radar as the nanny. No one would ever ask you to contribute to the auction!

[Anonymous]

When is Flower Mart this year?

[Anonymous]

May 6-7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think I can understand both sides of the fence here. I am the mother of a waitlisted pre-k girl - was anyone actually rejected from the school? We worked our bottoms off trying to get our daughter acepted into the school. It was our first choice, our absolute favorite and we truly think it is an amazing school. With that said - I can't help but get pangs of jealousy when I read posts like this from accepted parents looking to connect with others, talking about all the new-parent activities, conversations about how excited you are...etc. I am not proud of myself by any means for feeling this way, but I can't help thinking "why your child and not mine?" This, coupled with that fact that we get completely blown off by admissions when we contact Beauvoir to check on the waitlist makes these threads even more difficult to read. So, speaking from the other side of the fence, I no longer want to read the Beauvoir threads either.

I'm sure you will be very happy there and I do wish your families the best of luck.

I know what you mean about being "blown off."

When I've contacted ADs from other schools they have made the time to get back to me. I was very disappointed when I left messages (only 2) for the Beauvoir AD and she never returned my calls. I took it as a sign that our family was either not welcome or didn't stand a chance in the wait list line. If either of those thoughts are true I would have appreciated a courtesy call and some honest talk. Other ADs were very upfront with us and I would have appreciated the same from Beauvoir. I would like to chalk it up to a busy AD but when I read these threads I begin to question.

I'm sure the school is a wonderful place but the process to apply was less than I expected.

[Anonymous]

PP 10:54 - Agree, I had the same experience. DC was waitlisted at several schools including Beauvoir. I e-mailed all the ADs afterwards and asked for some insights. All ADs, but Beauvoir, called me back the same day. The Beauvoir AD still has not responded to the e-mail or to a phone message I left subsequently. I'm sympathetic that she probably has a lot of people trying to contact her - but come on. Can't even respond to an e-mail after almost 2 months?