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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my son is now 21 and I can feel myself in your shoes like it was yesterday. In fact, my son and I were just talking about his experience at his DC (N-8) private and his feeling--still, after all these years--that it was an awful place for him. Being the youngest in kindergarten--I don't know when your son's b-day is, but my kid's was June--just set him off on the wrong foot with teachers, kids, and even other parents, especially because he also had ADHD. Most kids in his grade were at least 6 months, but many over a year older than him. [b]And this dynamic that you saw today, honestly, persists[/b]. I know how you felt, so do not listen to these posters telling you how badly you handled it. The older kids and their parents were looking down on you and your kid. It's how they are, and while there are some lovely people, as I said, the dynamic will not change. If I could do it over, I would have moved my kid from that very snottty school--again, N-8 in DC so figure that out if you'd like--with many red-shirted boys, and have him repeat at a kindler, gentler school until he builds confidence. I don't mean to make a mountain out of a molehill, but take it from someone who's been there and still feels that pain over 15 years later.[/quote]

This is true for us. Shrug off the party. Ultimately that is not important.

Consider that this setting is not right for your kid. It doesn't mean he or you failed or are failures. Just that he may need a different cohort to shine.
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