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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the welcoming reception for K, I noticed that most parents look like they're in their 40s and maybe even 50s. In another thread a poster mentioned that s/he will be in their 40s when the kids graduate from high school.[b] I will also be in my early 40s when my kid graduates from high school. [/b]What do you think is the average age of the parents at your kid's private?[/quote]

So you had this kid when you were 25 years old?   You live .... not in DC. Right?  Atlanta maybe? South Carolina?

I cannot think of of one. single solitary woman I have ever met or known who had a child at 25 and could afford $35,000 a year tuition for that kid 5 years later. Even the trophy wives and trustafarians -- the not heavy hitters in their cAreers -- don't make the babies at 25 in the DC and close-in privates. [/quote]

You don't think two pharmacists could afford one in private here, for example? My friends and I with kids in private schools all started families in our 20s. We don't live in upper NW but closer to other young professionals and young families like ourselves. Our mortgages are probably more modest. I'm honestly amazed that this you live in such a bubble. [/quote]

I agree with PP.  I never see Moms this young in my NW neighborhood or at 2 of the "Big 3" schools my DCs attend.  So for the 25 y/o pharmacist mom - you and your friends are clearly the exception, and as you mentioned, you don't live in the NW neighborhoods where most with $$ and private school kids live.  No judgment attached, just the reality as far as I can tell.  [/quote]

I understand that, but my point is upper NW is not the goal for many of us. It lacks the soul and flavor that some of us are looking for in an urban city (ethnic restaurants, racial and economic diversity). I love that one of DC's friends (neighbor) wasn't speaking English when our families first met yet they were and still are close friends. In 15-20 years, young professionals and families will probably consider the Anacostia area the place to be.[/quote]

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