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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you are in a crazy bubble.  I *wish* I was you.

Truth is I could afford to send both my kids to private school and keep our large house, full time nanny (I WOHM but that is irrelevant here) and nice cars.  Truth is I tried to, but my child has special needs and no private school will accept or keep him.  My only choice where I live is public school or homeschooling.  Among those choices I choose public school because I get better services than I could buy and he gets social exposure.  Even with that it's really really hard.
  
What you don't get is that I spend a lot of money on services for my child with private therapists, psychiatrists and other things.

I know you are thinking "oh no, I'm not talking about your special disabled child, I am thinking about all those kids that I see running around that look normal."  But the truth is that few kids are disabled enough that they appear physically compromised on first sight and at every moment have dramatically abnormal behavior.  Being an SN parent I can tell you that the vast majority of SN kids even if they need *a lot* of help to get through school and life as a whole actually seem totally fine if you see them on the street, in a shop, at a birthday party, because you are not seeing the places and times where they fail.

Honestly, you suck.  If only my problems were being judgmental about blond women with fancier cars than you that you feel superior to because you perceive you have better priorities than they do.  It's not like my life is so bad, yes I am wealthy and successful and my child will survive, so I am grateful for all of that.  But the idea that you are judging me too (although I am not blond and carry a Tumi briefcase, not a YSL handbag) is really just over the top.  Can't you find something else to keep you busy?
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