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[quote=Anonymous]I have never felt this at our private.  We have a middle-of-the-road car and I don't wear designer clothes or carry a designer purse.  I have a very busy job and so does my husband so we just don't have time to worry about things like this.  I can appreciate when others take the time to buy quality products and put that kind of effort into their appearance, I just don't have the time or inclination to do more than look presentably professional on a daily basis. I work in a field that cares more about the quality of your PhD than the quality of your shoes.  Maybe I have never noticed it because I know that the other parents are aware of what we do and that we have could easily afford these things if we wanted them.  I think that at DC privates, being professionally successful, even when it doesn't put you in the wealthiest income group at the school, removes both the need and the desire to compete with other people over the stuff you buy. I have always felt like I got respect from other parents, at least as much respect and acceptance as I was looking for, and that my kid was seen in the same light. [/quote]

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