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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She doesn’t have the money from private school and resents that you and others have the choice?[/quote]

OP here. They make about $200K and have 2 kids. They could apply for FA. I don’t think finances are the issue.[/quote]

[b]I have no idea how much money my friends make. Even close ones. Its weird to me that so many people on this board know how much their friends make (because this isn't the first time I've seen this kind of post). [/b]

We're full pay, we both work full time, we never wanted to send our kid to public (we're both products of public, not private, no legacy). Our choice for our kid is our choice and I don't care what anyone else thinks. I know how crap the schools are where we live (nowhere near where most folks on this board post from).

Also, the whole "you aren't contributing to the public/common good" nonsense isn't a reason to send my kid to crappy public school with an overfull class, no PE, no music, no art and the school only being as good (or bad) as its current parent body in terms of their volunteer time and financial support of the school. No thanks. If I didnt have the money for private then yeah, I'd have no choice but to pull my local school up myself with any other invested and willing parents both with time and money but I'm thankful and fortunate that we can send DC to private. [/quote]

They don't really -- they probably are nosy and have a sense of what the family earns, but they have no real understanding of all their finances -- what they might owe in loans, family issues, etc. No one would, because most people don't discuss at this level of detail. These are just assumptions people make to once again judge others. When someone judges you, don't sweat it -- you know why you made your decision, and so stick by it. If it makes you reconsider, then reconsider. No one has power over you. At the same time, don't go judging others yourself. [/quote]

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