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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone care to be more specific? We live in a townhouse and drive modest cars...but our kids have iPhones, Uggs, North Face jackets, club/travel sports, vacations, and will likely get used cars when they turn 16.

I'm wondering what specific things make older kids feel the sting. [/quote]

[b]Hohoho! That is just barely making it at a private. Try million + homes, 75+ cars, 2nd homes in the tropics, of course vaca in the islands, skiing every weekend. Excell in sport of choice, CC, and what is the problem with private lesson every afternoon in their sport? private is a competative world.[/b][/quote]

We were a "barely making it" family in private school. Yes, sometimes my kids complained about not belonging to a country club or taking European vacations but overall they understood we were making sacrifices for their education. They more than survived. There were some occasions where I felt on the periphery socially because we weren't as wealthy, but overall if wasn't a huge problem. FWIW, my kids had a knack for seeking out the more "down to earth" kids in private -- often this was kids from more modest means, like children of the faculty. [/quote]

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