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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be forgiving of this. I can understand why she is excited her kid got into a first choice school. They have been hoping and waiting for months and are so excited and she is understandably proud of her kid. I felt the same way about my 8th grader's acceptance into a private school. I texted family and a few friends but did not post on social media because I figured it wasn't a good idea since other kids might not be going where they want.

However, a friend of mine just told me her kid got accepted to an Ivy early decision. I was thrilled for her and was surprised she hadn't said anything over social media because it was such exciting news--a much bigger deal than my kid getting into a private school. But now that I think about it I understand why.

You shouldn't be expected to keep this stuff off of social media forever though. Eventually I want to know what my distant friends' kids are up to and where they are going next year.[/quote]
I agree that eventually people will know where your kid goes to school, although I don’t personally share that on SM for safety and privacy reasons, however it is tacky to broadcast it in the way described. Different if the kid did it themselves but they would probably find that embarrassing, for good reason.[/quote]

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