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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, why do parents put their young children in these situations?  Are you not ashamed for gambling with their self-esteem just so you’d have a shot at increasing your own social capital?[/quote]

Kids are stronger than you give the credit for. They can handle a little rejection in life and it builds their self esteem to not be crushed by it. And you are ludicrous if you think all parents go through this crap for themselves.[/quote]

I agree learning to handle rejects an important skill, but let's not pretend there aren't plenty of parents doing this for their own benefit as much or more than their kids.[/quote]

Some maybe, but you called on all parents to be ashamed.[/quote]

To the PP who made the time to add their original derogatory post - why are you even in this forum?  Honestly, how small a person are you?[/quote]

OP, I can still remember the gut punch when DC was rejected at one school ( rejected ?? , my child ??)

And, no,  we didn't apply so we could social climb. We applied to Private because, if DC got in, we would not have to relocate out of the District of Columbia

eventually DC got in somewhere great, but the WL is not known as " the suffer list " for nothing...lump in throat for 2 1/2 weeks while waiting, driving around Ward 3 looking for affordable apartments we could maybe rent so DC could maybe go to Horace Mann...

DC, of course, remembers none of it. Even a few months after the play date at the Welcome Picnic just before June deadline,  DC did not really remember much other than having gone into the building and played with some kids

If DC is older , like 3rd or 4th grade, I'd vote for moving on and not even talking about it unless they themselves ask then just say " oh, that didn't pan out , sometimes its luck" and immediately pivot into the plan for summer and how as a family it seems that X public school is much better choice at this time[/quote]

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