To feel jealous of friends/family able to educate their kids privately

[NewDay10]

Just that really. I know IABU to feel this way. I could go back to work and pay school fees and educate my kids privately. We've chosen for me to be a SAHM. I've just been looking at Facebook and can't believe how many of my friends educate their kids at prep level privately. Also I don't know how they afford it?! E.g. One couple both are teachers (state school) but still educate their kids privately. I'm feeling bitter. IABU and need to be happy as it really is a first world problem. We have great state schools here. I also know this debate has been done so many times on MN! So sorry to the veterans!

Yabu. A friend who educates privately returned to work full time 6 weeks after each child. I don't want to put myself under that pressure and very happy with local state school. Not in the least bit jealous. Personally I think this friend is wasting her money.

Lovely post autumn air, and you are so right about happiness. Since that's really the Only thing that's important in our lives.

For us, dc are 100% happy in their state school, I'm happy because I get to see loads of them and can work less, dh happy because he can work less and see loads of dc.
And, if they get a grade less because of this (which I doubt), then meh.

Of course you can afford it. You choose not to. You choose to have holidays. To buy new clothes. To have your hair done etc etc etc. To not work.

School fees for me now would be the same as the cost of sending them both to nursery. Personally, I can't wait until I don't have to pay so we can actually have some 'luxuries' that other families take for granted.

Choose what you want to do!