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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As others have pointed out, most not very kindly, be aware of how you're presenting the news to people. DC, who is in public now, private in the fall, has a few friends who switched to private last year and some parents acted as if people were going to be jealous. They were fake secretive in a "I went to college in Cambridge" kind of way. It felt very condescending.

There was gossiping in the parent friend groups about how annoyed people were about this behavior about one particular parent. There was no jealousy. The other parents are in the same general income bracket, and many would not have considered this school which is not a Big 3 or other top school for their child.

I have no reason to think you are acting like this OP but am bringing this up just so you know the other side.

I do agree that there are probably people who are jealous about things related to other people's children. I think it's natural for some parents to feel envious. I would just continue to be open about your child's school and experiences in a neutral way as if you were talking to them this year when your children were at the same school and it will be okay with most of them.

If you see any of them acting in a catty, immature way then drop them. These people do exist. Look at the disgusting posts you see on this board sometimes directly criticizing specific children on the sports board or AAP board. Remember what happened at Sidwell a few years ago with the college admissions process? 
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Can you tell me about the fake secretive behavior? We are starting private and I don’t want to show off but I also don’t want to go into fake secretive territory [/quote]

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