Dsd private schooled: I find it embarassing

[Onthedoorstep]

Just that really.

My family are all teachers! In state schools. Private schooling was something I was brought up to think it inherently wrong.

Dsd goes to a well known private school. Dh and I struggle financially but this was part of his divorce agreement.

Dsd is a teenager and talks loudly about it a lot - what I did in Ancient Greek / hockey today / how amazing my school is.

I find it so Embarassing that it's making me want to avoid family events. I don't know how to handle it AT ALL.

Please talk some sense into me. This is becoming a massive issue for me.

If we are conjecturing about DH:

DH might be wildly enthusiastic about private schooling in general and about DSDs school in particular. Why would any parent not be enthusiastic about a school that their child enjoys so much?

DH might think the school is wonderful and entirely the right place for DSD but wishes he didn't have to fork out for the fees, but that is different.

And of cours, DH might have attended private school himself!

Take Nananinas advice - v sensible.

This has nothing to do with step mothers - it has to do with an adult and her family being immature enough to not accept there are differences in this world and nothing is black and white.

Then taking this out on a child - who did not make the decision in the first place.

I would be angry with any adult who did this to any child- step mother/father/friend/aunt/uncle etc

Sorry but it sounds resentful and grabby at the 'financial' side of things.

Put your big girl pants on and deal with it. You don't want to become the 'evil' step mother of you??