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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I both went to privates and are v dedicated to sending our kids to public. He grew up in Bethesda and thus finds the choice mind boggling. I grew up in rural Virginia and didn't have awesome schools but fine. Private for me and my sister stripped my parents cash flow and I remember a lot of fighting and this sort of blind dedication to the idea. I've gotten flamed for saying this here, but the (shallow) good (maybe??) part is that I'm v used to the "scene" and know all the socials codes so feel v comfortable around the old money scene and those tastes and lifestyle have influenced a lot of my choices now, although in very boring ways. It's not like I  run around popping collars and summering on the vineyard. More like I dress in a way that's consistent w a lot of that stuff and the cars and houses  we choose are v heavily influenced by that stuff, I realize now. (We drive a ten year old jeep, live in 100+ year old house)

The GREAT thing that I don't think had much to do w private school but my parents think so is the crowd we fell in with are the best people on the planet. These girls are just the coolest women around now doing the most innovative and exciting work in their careers and lives and I'm so so so lucky to know them and call them my friends. We are so tight and it's incredible that we're all 33-35 or so and still completely involved deeply in each other's lives even though we all live through out Europe and the US.

But....never knew black people or Jews until college and grew up in a v homophobic, boozy rape culture of waspy private.  school. [/quote]

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