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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some people who are threatened by anyone who makes different choices than they do. Also their kids might have applied and been rejected. Then they say they have heard bad things after the fact about the school in question as a way to appease themselves. They loved it when they were applying though. 
Or they can’t afford it, and tell themselves they would donate all that money if they had it… whatever, to each their own, OP. 
People are weird. [/quote]

Actually, you're weird.  Virtually all of our neighborhood parent friends make more money than us and had absolutely no interest in applying to private school, looked at us like we were crazy but still included my DD in birthday parties, hangouts, etc.  I think sometimes private school parents, especially those that are new to this world, like to believe that in addition to the "exclusive" education their child is getting, that they also get to be the envy of all of their neighbors - after all, everyone must secretly harbor a desire to go to their mediocre private school full of "advanced" children who we know would drown in public school, right?  It just isn't true.  I always felt awkward talking about the fact that we had put our child in private, given all of our friends were still strongly committed to private school.  It just didn't feel good and I struggled with a way to explain it and not sound like we were bragging or anything.  Parents who wear their kids' private school admission as a badge of their own accomplishment have self-esteem issues. Your error lies in believing that everyone thinks like you and wants what you have just because you secretly envy others who you perceive to have more than you.  Accept everyone is not like you.  Thankfully.[/quote]

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