Separate Private Schools board please

I don't defend personal attacks. I only saw one of the deleted posts and I thought it was most unpleasant and I'm glad it's gone. I assume the others were similar,so I'm glad they're gone too.

I don't have a problem with people sending their children to private school. I have a problem with private schools, but while they are there people will of course use them. However, I do find the knots some private school parents tie themselves up in to justify their choice (instead of just saying yep- my choices get over it) incredibly funny. Hence my bingo card.

Do you get extra points, curlew, if the word 'sacrifice' is used? That makes my toes curl. My son went to an independent school from the age of 11. I would rather have had my toenails removed without anaesthetic than say we paid the fees by making sacrifices.

In the interest of balance, I hasten to add that my daughter was attending a comprehensive school at the same time.

Trampled & Curlew
It's interesting how you look for fault in the private school parents but happily ignore or seek to defend the attacks by the OP which were far far worse.

Why do private school parents bother you so much? We're not that interesting. You wouldn't guess if you sat next to me on the bus that my DC are in a private school.

This thread has reminded me to ask: when do we get a popcorn emoticon?

Sleeping under men I should say

Have you got a 'bitter'

Don't forget stuck up bitch who finances her lifestyle by sleeping with men. That annoyed me as a) I earn more than my male partner and b) I generally like to go on top. None of which has anything do do with where my children might go to school of course.

I think I've got "jealous" already. I'm still waiting for "rubbing shoulders with all sorts" closely followed by "I'm not going to throw dc to the wolves".

I haven't read anything more than the (pretty illiterate) OP. I do predict a riot.

FWIW, the division between state and private is damaging and harmful. A state education parent wants topics that are 'universal' and for 'universal' we have to understand that this means 'relevant to state school parents'. I'm sorry but your concerns are not universal. They are not, any more than my concerns are. Get real.

I don't give a flying fuck what anyone thinks about how I or anyone else choose to educate our children.

I use/used state, private and a free school. Stick that in your bitter pipe. I'll carry on doing what suits my children. And if someone calls me a cunt, I will tell them to fuck off. All's fair and all that.

Trampled

Most of us are looking for the best option available to us as parents. I am fortunate enough to have a well paid job so one of the options available to me is private education. That doesn't make me a better parent just one with a higher than average disposable income.

There's the 'jealous' post for your card , Curlew.

'yet/private' DYAC (or reflection of the quality of my state schooling?) - should have been state/private

diablo Flying lessons @£70 a yr, On track for 8 A*s etc that's what its all about innit? We're still battling with 13+ CE.

Statemom has only ever posted on two threads, and about one school. she'd be able to do that whatever future arrangements are made for the education topics.

It's those of us who post about things other than 'which school' who don't want o see a yet/private divide.

Wow. Some really intelligent messages here.
Can't be bothered to engage any more, so here you go kids. You win.

Gunz why the face?

Nope, but I did win a scholarship for private education. Did nothing for my tumultuous relationship with the humble apostrophe and other assorted punctuation when presented with a touch screen keyboard though, NOTHING I tell you.

PLEASE DELETE THIS AWFUL, JEALOUS, PREJUDICED THREAD.

Statesmom is a 1 in a 100,000 minority.

Forago i'd throw Xenia and Seeker into the mix as well

Forago they crossed swords last night. Statesmom referred to her as "rather common". Sounds tame now, but was gobsmacking at the time.

Sorry Honey. - xpost

diablo

Trampled Of course you give a shit, that's not what private school parents are saying.

Statesmom vs mrs bright. God I'd pay to see that.

Statesmom is fucking awesome. That thread has been my guilty pleasure for days now.