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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, well, for the rest of us [i]who are not academics or self employed and have generous leave benefits AND get our kids into a good charter school[/i], housing and child care are expensive.

BTW, we also are at a charter school and live in a cheap house, and know a few people like you. They're the ones who are always begging for an invite to our pool (which costs me $$ every time) and bringing extra kids to our birthday parties. So, yeah, I can see how that saves you money on entertainment.[/quote]
Who does no gifts anymore?  Once kids hit 3 it's a big debacle b/c some parents always bring gifts regardless and kids and parents who don't are embarrassed. Granted gifts are small, but things add up.

But PP hustles to make sure someone is around for kids, though I guess they are generally working in parallel, and has cheap housing afforded by charter [b](note she said it was an unpopular charter[/b], and this shows another approach: assume your parental influence will overcome going to a struggling school and is get affordable housing).

One nit, aren't DC pools free for residents? Why would they want to free load off yours?[/quote]

BTW, I didn't say it was an "unpopular" charter.  I said that my oldest child got in when everyone [i]in his grade[/i] got in (several years ago).  That doesn't mean that there aren't waiting lists now or in other grades.  And there are ALWAYS options like that.  [/quote]

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