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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the biggest difference is the older your child is when they enter private, the less connected you are likely to be to other parents, unless you’re very outgoing. Younger kids require a lot more parent involvement in their social lives (organizing playdates, staying during bday parties etc) which bonds the parents a bit more. Older kids don’t need as much of that. My kid is a lifer and I still feel more connected to the other lifer families b/c of those early days. I wouldn’t necessarily recognize some of the newer parents or kids if I saw them outside of the school setting. [/quote]

100% this. my child is a lifer at a cathedral school and I don't know many parents of kids who came in 9th unless my kid does sports with them or has a very close friendship. If you are very active in the PA, you will also meet new parents but that's a small subset of people. I still know all the Beauvoir parents, even I'm not close with them--I've been interacting with them for more than a decade! [/quote]

Yeah, but so what?  Most kids change friendships as they age.  At least normal children.  Just because you are still buddy buddy with little Johnys best friend from kindergarten doesn’t mean Johny is still their friend.  I get that maybe your social life revolves around the school/your little mommy clique but for those families who join later, they may shocker already have their own friends and not need you to be their friend.  And guess what maybe their kid has loads of friend because of all of the lifers who are normal are wanting new friends.  At least the normal ones.  [/quote]

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