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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would NEVER take my child out of a good school because I am not in or invited into a particular social group.  At school, I choose my own friends and not the other way around.  [b]I like people who share my interests.  I call them friends.  I call the others acquaintances.[/b]

Also, I am full tuition pay, single mom, $130k a year.  My full tuition check spends the same as a check from someone of significant means.  At the bank, the two are not placed next to each other and assessed which one is better.

[/quote]That's the way it works with most people as people generally gravitate to those who share their interests or life experiences.  One of my very close friends who I met at school and is considerably wealthy was not on my radar for three years until we found out through casual conversation that we grew up in the same mid-sized town and had many of the same activities and friends.  Somehow, we had never crossed paths and were of the same socioeconomic background.  We have bonded through that mutual experience and had nothing to do with money.

Maybe if the previous poster would seek out common interests, if there are any, she wouldn't feel so threatened or intimidated.[/quote]

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