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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tend to live below my means.  DS will start kindergarten in the fall, and I don't want him to be judged/excluded by other kids and parents.  Please advise: are there certain backpack, lunchbox, clothing brands that he should have?   Would you adversely judge a family who chooses to live in a condo or townhouse rather than a SFH?  Finally, should I get rid of my late 90s car?[/quote]

Oh my goodness, you poor thing. First, who cares what other people think about the "means" by which you live? You shouldn't! You do you, and your child in turn will have the confidence to be her/himself, too. There will always be judgey people. That says more about THEM than you, and we can't live our lives jumping through hoops to impress those people. Secondly, the focus shouldn't be on external material things, but rather on the character of people on the inside.

Third, I live in the ugliest house on the block, we buy clothes at Target, and I drive a late 90s car.....but I have happy kids and we have enough expendable money to actually live life instead of sitting around and looking at all our expensive material things.[/quote]

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