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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just wanted to give you some solidarity OP. This whole school choice/lottery thing has made my anxiety spike more than just about anything in my now relatively long, extraordinarily professionally and personally stressful life... There's something about the fact that its your kids, the unknowns, the relatively minor role we play in the decision but the illusion of control that is, at least for me, basically like wading through some kind of toxic gas.

The facts of the advice you're getting on this forum are correct, but I hope you'll ignore the tone/dismissiveness about the anxiety itself. You're not alone in this - the whole lottery system is just objectively majorly anxiety producing. I hope you find some ease/comfort soon.   [/quote]

Thank you. OP here. I appreciate this. 
I do think the existence of a lottery improve school quality in many cases, but it certainly creates a lot of anxiety.

It is a privilege to have this much choice, and also a bit overwhelming. Hopefully once our child is settled, the anxiety will go away (and then we’ll have to figure out whether to move in boundary or stay in our current neighborhood, another big question for next year!). [/quote]

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