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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. [b]We don't live in upper NW but closer to other young professionals and young families like ourselves. [/b]Our mortgages are probably more modest. I'm honestly amazed that this you live in such a bubble. [/quote]

If you finish pharmacy school at 26, take an immediate maternity break, find work right after, limit yourself to one, live in  a 1 br while saving the 150k for a down payment on a 2 br fixer upper in upper NW, while paying for private preschool, it could be done. However, most couples want 2 kids, so they want more BRS and more maternity breaks. They also want retirement and college savings, and they tend to be risk averse.[/quote]

The friend I was referring to took a year off for maternity leave and they've always lived on her husbands salary. None of us have any desire to live in upper NW. It's more desirable for those 10-20 years older than us. [/quote]

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