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[quote=Anonymous]The ostensibly wealthy family offering to pick up the costs for OP's kid isn't necessarily condescension. If both OP and the other family were very wealthy, the cost of the lessons would be a drop in the bucket, and no one would care. You just figure it will work itself out in the wash, just like someone dropping a credit card to cover the cost of lunch is NBD.

I think you politely offered, and the other family basically says "your kid is a guest, we're covering it" and moves on from there. (It may also mean that their kid is getting more instructor attention, which your kid might not be noticing, but thus far everything you've said seems to indicate no ulterior motives on the part of the other family). Reciprocate by doing whatever activities with the kids you think they'd enjoy, without paying attention to the costs.

When I was a kid, my dad was a physician but I was friends with a bunch of kids whose parents were lower middle class -- truckers, LPNs, teacher's aides, that sort of thing. My parents paid without blinking, took us to nice restaurants, etc. The other parents cheerfully exposed me to things that I'd otherwise not having gotten to do because my parents regarded it as beneath their class. Worked out great for me.
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