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[quote=Anonymous]I have been trying like heck to understand how on God's green earth most people can afford private school tuition in the DC area - whether for neurotypical kids or SN kids, without dipping into retirement or no longer contributing to our retirement (thus increasing our tax burden while decreasing the quality of our lives when we are 70+...when we most need it) OR going into serious/dangerous levels of debt.  If we could afford it, DS would be in private in a heartbeat! I feel like we're failing him because his MoCo public is not getting it done. I think their curricullum is seriously lacking and not well-planned. DS has an IEP that is being fully utilized and DS is STILL falling behind...and yes, he has a tutor and yes, i work with him every single freaking night for an extra hour on math and writing.  And yes, he is on medication.

DH and I both work, make great money but "so-so" money for the DC area. Yet we are stuck in that trap of making way too much to get aid of any kind. Even if I quit my job, we would still make too much.  Please NO smart-ass comments about how fortunate we are.  We live very simple lives, MAYBE one domestic beach vacation a year. Drive normal cars. No expensive hobbies. Small house. No housekeeper. No gym membership. No nail salon. I color my own hair.  I know we are very fortunate, we can afford to pay our bills and put food on the table. But we cannot afford what is prbably most important to us - private of our SN DS.

Those who send kiddos to private, could you please post your income? And if you get aid?  I want to know if we are doing something terribly wrong.

TIA[/quote]

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