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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would love to hear from parents who have been all the way through it.

1) what are you glad you did?
2) any regrets?
3) what’s not on my radar that maybe should be

Not sure it matters but here’s where we at now:
Girls -  9 and 7
In bounds for good but crowded public schools k-12
Both parents work
Far from family 
Comfortable but not wealthy. [/quote]

Glad I committed to sending and keeping all four children in private school. They avoided the not so hot local schools, received quality education, and were able to be in the same school together longer since it went from pre-k -8th grade.
I'm also glad that they have the same dad. I think blended families is a road more complex than I would have wanted to travel. I am glad that I handled the divorce maturely, allowed my ex to be a good father, and understood that bad husband does not mean bad father--two different roles.

Regret not being more mature in my marriage and arguing with my ex in front of our kids. I regret being too proud to fight for our marriage harder. I regret not moving to a better area with better schools when they were younger so we could have avoided the high cost of private school. I regret not listening to my mother regarding mental health issues she noted in my daughter when she was younger. The issues are now very pronounced as a young adult, but there is legally nothing I can do at this point. I somewhat regret not staying home with them when they were younger vs. sending them to daycare. [/quote]

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