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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we are at about the same HHI.  I have one child in private school, one in public in MoCo.  In our situation, the shock is bigger for me, the parent, than for the student (depending on the age, I'm sure).   We have been asked to donate iPods or iPads to members of needy families (well, each parent is supposed to buy one item) when I feel it would be an extravagant purchase for our family.   I give a nominal amount to the annual fund because a thousand or more, on top of tuition, is not in our budget. Never have I felt treated differently by the parents.  Some parents realized that I do not spend extravagantly and offered to reimburse me for things that I didn't want nor need to be reimbursed for.  So, they were respectful.  We don't have any financial need and can take average vacations but we do not stay in the nicest hotels either.

I do find myself telling my child to get a grip at times.  My DD told me we have a small house (probably worth 1m now).   She wishes we had nice stuff like xy or z.  I did nicely read her the riot act about how lucky we are, how we should be happy for others who have more but not jealous of them.  She seems to have gotten the message.  One child came for a play date and innocently said she liked our house more than hers because it is so "cozy."  I had to laugh to myself.  She lives in a beautiful, large, new home.

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