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[quote=Anonymous]We are in a variant of this situation.  During and after covid we provided care to an elderly relative.  Another relative paid a bunch of expenses for us, such as a groceries, cleaning help etc . . . , on the grounds that if I wasn't helping so much they'd be paying for caregivers. They also offered to pay for private school for my kids, with the thinking being that a smaller school that had pretty good covid protocols might mean less covid exposure for grandpa.  I don't know if that worked, but neither kid brought covid home.  Maybe they wouldn't have in public either.

The school turned out to be really good for my older kid who has some mild LDs.  Smaller classes, more attention, more feedback on writing all worked.  My younger kid is kind of a dandelion kid, he does fine in private but he might do equally well in public.  Relative is still paying, although my kids have substantial financial aid, so they aren't paying the whole cost.

I don't know whether it would have been the right decision.  But they are doing well so we won't rock the boat.  The financial differences are somewhat of an issue, but my kids are also used to big financial differences within the family.[/quote]

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