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Private schooling?

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LunaHardy · 16/02/2020 20:47

I have a ds from previous relationship, aged 13, who is very bright and has done very well so far at public schools. He's happy where he is and has a good friendship group. I have a 2 year old dd with my husband and over the last couple of years we have become more financially stable and expect it to stay that way. We have discussed schooling for dd and he has said he would like for her to go to private school. Would I be unreasonable to send her given that my ds didn't have the same opportunity?

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LunaHardy · 22/02/2020 20:51

@Noconceptofnormal the reason now is because my husband has been self employed for a few years and it is starting to pay off. I'm also in a better paid job too. I wasn't in that position when I was a single mother with my ds. My ds is already in secondary school and is very happy there and doing well, I wouldn't want to move him away from his friends and into a new school at this age, I think it would be too unsettling. But I think others advice of paying for private sixth form is a good idea. We had already discussed paying uni fees if that's the route he decided to take. My dd is

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LunaHardy · 22/02/2020 20:53

Posted too soon!

My dd is only 2 so we have time to decide, we might not even decide on private education anyway, it was just something my dh had mentioned as were in a fortunate position that we can consider it. But thanks all for your input Smile

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