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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Small correction she's almost 13 (just a few days away). Yes she's in private school. I've considered moving her. My wife disagrees with that plan. 
Part of the struggle is I grew up without a lot i know what its like to have less than other kids.
 However my kid has chosen to compare herself to people with levels of wealth that are well beyond normal. This seems like a recipe for unhappiness. We're trying to teach her that the "right" brands aren't the end all.[/quote]

OP, as a woman who went to private school, I can say that the fashion pressure was intense to fit in. And I was surrounded by tons of money my parents didn't have. It would have been so much less pressure to go to the local public.

As she gets older, the fashion pressure and fun vacation/ travel pressure only gets worse. My parents had no idea what they were setting me up for. The "not buying items on sale" sounds like rich private school pressure to me -- the pressure is to buy the clothing when they first come out and not wait to save money was also intense. [/quote]

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