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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in an area where most of our friends and neighbors go to our local public school, at least for elementary school.  We have had mixed feelings about the school since COVID (started kindergarten during covid) and have decided to move our two older children to our local parochial school.  I feel weird telling our neighbors/friends because I don't want them to think we have bad feelings toward our public school, it just isn't a good fit for our kids right now.  Also DH and I are big proponents of public school, both of us going to public school before college, and are having mixed feelings about having to send our kids to private school. Any thoughts on how to reconcile these feelings? [/quote]

I understand where you are coming from, but you are also not being entirely honest. You can't claim that you have no bad feelings toward your public school, otherwise you wouldn't take your kids out and send them to private. So, just admit that you aren't happy with your public, saying it is not a good fit is obviously just an excuse, and you have to expect that others won't buy that reason. Again, I understand why you took them out, my kids are also in private school, but don't pretend that you think that the public is great if you don't really think so.[/quote]

Just own that you don't like the public school, don't think it is very good and because you can afford private you are going that route. You neighbors all know this is the reason. No need to lie and  say it's because you want a caltholic education or it's a better fit for your kid, while claiming that you support public schools. We know people who do this and is sounds so ridiculous because we all know why their kids are not in the public school.

Let's be honest here, most of your neighbors will actually be jealous but it's because they too know the public school aren't good. They just can't or aren't willing to spend the money for the expensive privates and/or aren't willing to send kids to a less expensive catholic school. [/quote]

FWIW, you could not pay me to send my kids to catholic school. I grew up catholic and there is no way I want my kids getting that level of exposure to it. I am not jealous. [/quote]

I was the one who wrote that they are jealous. I should have clarified what  I meant.  I did not mean that they were jealous of a catholic school. Like you, I would never send my kids to a catholic school. Which was why I said "aren't willing to send kids to a less expensive catholic school."  We could afford catholic, but would note even consider it. We are in les than desirable public schools and if we could afford it I would send my kids to a non-religious private school. Sadly the non religious ones are insanely expensive. [/quote]

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