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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of the parents floss like they are paying for all of this on their own. Really their own mommy and daddy are paying for it.  We have a family like this at our school. The mom went to college but doesn’t work and the dad did not work and is a solidly blue collar worker.  Their house is in the mom’s parent’s name and the mom’s parents also pay tuition for the children.  This family is applying to all of the same high schools the rest of us are and I presume the wife’s parents are going to foot the bill. The kid thinks she is rich and is always bragging about things her parents give her, vacations, etc. but it is all funded by the grandparents.  [/quote]

Aren’t you charming?[/quote]

I am, actually. Very. People have no idea what information is available to the public. I can even determine if you have a loan or line of credit against your house. So when people put on pretenses when they are talking to me and their story doesn’t add up, I’m able to compare what they’re saying to the publicly available information and then make a determination of that person’s character and more importantly, his/her veracity. Maybe we know each other?[/quote]

My parents pay for part of my kids’ Catholic school tuition. They both went to a dozen years of Catholic schools themselves and think that’s really important for their own grandchildren, which has been wonderful. I don’t tell everyone at our school that my parents pay tuition, like all the rest of our personal information I don’t share all of our business with everyone. I share as little as possible with people who are judgmental about a child who is excited about her family’s vacations, I wouldn’t want any kid to be made to feel ashamed about their family finances and I hope everyone can enjoy a family vacation without judgment. What exactly are they teaching at your Catholic school?[/quote]

Okay, Polyanna.  You can also look at people's LinkedIn profiles to guesstimate what they make.  Even poor people can afford Catholic school so it is not as impressive if a family can pay for four kids or "buy 3 get 1 free" whatever that is, lol.  But in the upper tier schools we definitely raise eyebrows when Joe the blue collar worker who didn't go to college and his unemployed wife show up in my kids class. Also, in this upper tier, especially in the DMV, people are rarely pushing out 4 kids - it is seen as low class.  If I see lawyers, doctors and finance or real estate folks, I don't ask questions.  [b]Outside of this, I'm doing my researc[/b]h.[/quote]

WHY are you wasting time “researching “ this kind of information?[/quote]

Because it’s fun when people act a certain way in school/social settings and then you find out they are putting on pretenses.   [/quote]

I imagine you act a certain way in school/social settings -  like a normal, friendly person - but it’s a pretense for finding out personal information you can use to stalk other families. That you are actually deeply insecure and not a little odd.

You mean like that?

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You both sound insane.  There are friendly people who are genuine, and there are fake, paranoid people that are quiet. [/quote]

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