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[quote=Anonymous]My mom did this with my DC's school as well. She just couldn't understand why I wanted to send him to a Montessori program and would.not.drop it.

I explained my reasoning a few times and then just stopped. "Mom, I've already explained why he's going there. This is the best decision for him and he's very excited about it" repeat, repeat, repeat. EVERY time she brought it up, I'd say the exact same thing and then change the subject.

Now, a year later, she still sniffs a bit when he talks about his school and asked why we weren't considering our IB school for K, but I just trotted out the phrase again "His current school is the best fit, we talked about this last summer. He's staying and very excited about returning next year." Rinse, repeat.

I did have to hang up on her a few times last year "Mom, I'm not going to argue about what school DC will be attending. I've done the research, this is my decision and we're both very excited about it, I have to go." I always emphasized how excited DC was too, to remind her that he's invested in it too and his feelings count.

I never had to get to the point of physically leaving, but I have on other subjects in the past, so she knows when I'm serious about not wanting to discuss a topic.

The first time dealing with this is the hardest. It gets easier as time goes on.[/quote]

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