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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am guessing you moved from the midwest or deep in PA or something where money goes a lot farther when it comes to real estate. OP, I grew up in an upper-middle class part of Long Island, NY, in a 4 bedroom house that had a living room, den, study and partially finished basement. I played with my friends either outside, in the den or in my bedroom. Our games were kept either in the basement or our bedrooms.

I now live in a one bedroom apartment. My daughter has the bedroom. When she has friends over they play in her bedroom. Sometimes they bake in our very tiny kitchen. Sometimes they sit on my bed and play. Mostly though, they're outside. When she was younger, I went with them. Now that she's 12, they go on their own. I am not ashamed. I am doing the best I can for my child. In almost 13 years of life, exactly ONE kid has said something mean to DD about being poor (and that kid was in second grade and poor herself). DD is a kind girl and she attracts kind friends. If their parents are talking shit about me behind my back, I don't know about it. If anyone ever made fun of DD for being poor I think she'd drop them.

OP, nobody with any class would ever say anything negative about the size of your house. Honestly, I judge people's homes on how clean they are. Are the kitchen and bathroom sanitary? Is there someplace to sit? Then you're all good.[/quote]

Good for you and for your daughter.  My parents raised me to be ashamed of our financial situation and it still haunts me.  [/quote]

Fwiw I have a big home and don't give a shit about the size of any of my daughter's friend's homes sizes or the sizes of my friends homes.  [/quote]

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