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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"These things will happen wherever your kid goes to school to a degree."

I see some of these same things in public school in Fairfax. I have been to houses in our school boundary with 3-4 air conditioners outside and we have a townhouse. My kids will make a comment periodically about how big someone's house it, but my response typically ends with something like, "[b]think of how much more cleaning I would make you do![/b]". It is an opportunity to discuss spending and budgeting, decision making, etc. [/quote]

I love your response and say similar things to my DC.  This has been our experience in our Fairfax public as well.  Lots of families with money, several cars, big homes - second, third homes, etc., amazing vacations, etc.  It was just not a big deal when we switched to Private for HS.  More of the same.  [b]Life will hand my kids many opportunities to feel inferior[/b].  It's all how we as parents handle it and model behavior.        [/quote]

The FA kids get this opportunity much more often than the lifers. I guess they need it more.[/quote]

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