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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time this question comes up I wonder why does it really matter? In life you will form true bonds of friendship with the people you are meant to be friends with. If that means you don't have friends from other socioeconomic backgrounds so be it. I just don't see why people who aren't wealthy are so concerned with being accepted or befriended by people who are wealthy. To be clear, I get that for kids it can be an issue feeling excluded but I get the impression that most of the time it's about the parents (grown adults) feeling excluded.[/quote]

The question interests me. But it is not because I have any special desire for my child to make friends with the wealthy circle of children. It is, simply, that with so many wealthy children in prep school, I worry that subtle exclusion from this circle (intentional or just because that is how it shakes down) would mean feeling that one is non the periphery of the school community. It is one thing to envy a weekend trip to Paris; it is another to feel one is an outsider. [/quote]

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