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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never said this before on DCUM, but I think this one is a troll. Too many DCUM-baiting details here.[/quote]

Yes, half way through i was like, yeah, troll. I think it's either a straight up troll, or someone opposed to redshirting trying to create a fake situation.

We redshirted. No regrets at all, and nobody has looked at me askance. It's so arbitrary, and this whole deal of kids an entire year older is really an exaggeration. Here's a math problem for you all:

I have two kids. One was "redshirted" and one entered K on time. They both entered Kindergarten at 5. The difference in their ages at the start of K?

They both started the school year the week of Aug 25. My son, born on August 29, was redshirted. He entered K at 5. He turned 6 toward the end of his first week of K. My daughter also entered K at 5.  She turned 6 five weeks into the school year. If they were the same year, they would have been one month apart in age, one starting "on time" and one not. How is this the end of the world? The start times are arbitrary.

Really, though, DCUM is the only place this comes up. Most of the people I know with late summer b-days either redshirted or seriously thought about it. I know a few who did not redshirt and regret it. Everyone i know who redshirted, including us, is glad they did. 
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