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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're fine.

Don't share the parenting thing - it is no one's business and if you shared it with me I would think you are weird and try to avoid you in the future because that was your lead-in "Hi, I'm Larla and I bought my daughter from a sperm bank"  Ugh.

Just go with "Hi, I'm Larla and this is my daughter Larlette!  We're so happy to meet you and be here!"[/quote]

+1  I don't tell you how my kids were conceived, and[b] I don't want you to tell me how your kid/s was/were conceived[/b].  TMI.  Why on earth do you think anyone wants to know this, OP?[/quote]

No, people don't ask " how did you conceive your child ?" Of course not, but what OP is I think trying to guage is how much acceptance will their be of her family in a DC Private school community vs what she sees in her home state where her sister's kids attend their alma mater.

She is asking is DC more progressive than say, suburban Philadelphia or Boston. Its a fair question.

Your kind of mocking it and that isn't helpful. Consider that both teachers and other parents - as well as other little kids in her kids class ARE going to ask as part of " getting to know you & your child " :
   
     1) "Tell us about your family "( this is an Admissions interview question and it is also asked at BTSN by the teacher at 1st parent/teacher conference
     2)  little kids who come for play dates or who host her child and see only a  Mom are going to ask, " where is your Dad ?" or even " Is your Dad dead or something ?" kids....So, yes, a caring parent wants to prepare their child in a positive way

3) on social occasions set up by the school as meet & greets for fellow parents other parents will ask along the lines of " what do you do professionally/" ... " are you married ? " " are you divorced ?" So, no, people don't bluntly ask, " how was your child conceived ?" but these questions kind of out the situation intended or not.

It seems OP would prefer a positive reception. I think she should know that many people posting on this forum are not actually DC Private school parents, who are probably more progressive than the average DCUM poster. After all, half the parents in DC Privates are lawyers so ,legally speaking, they know all about inclusion [/quote]

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