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[quote=Anonymous]You also asked about the perception of there being more SAHMs at Private and not fitting in as a working professional SMBC.

To that I would say that if you have a nanny pick your kid up most parents will assume you are like them: a high powered DC Atty or some such person who has your child care all arranged.

In my experience, to a woman, every SAHM I knew in Pre-K was also a lawyer or some other successful professional who was just taking a few years off while having 2 kids. Most of the other mothers in DC's PreK were 41, 42 years old . After all, this is Washington where  having a baby before say age 30 is akin to being a teen mom. Everyone went to Grad school.

By the time DC entered Middle School  most, if not all, those SAHMs were back to their careers- especially with tuition being 50K/ per kid but mostly just out of being naturally driven, smart and wanting to get back into their profession.

For this reason, the best time to get to know other parents is Prek- grade 4 . Even if you are working FT , don't worry your kid will be included to the B-day parties. Just show up for the weekend events and make an effort- your kid will be happier seeing you there with all of the other parents.[/quote]

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