D Harriet... over the years I found that those that brag about schools and compare privileges do not necessarily far well than anyone else in the district. Unfortunately, I have seen how these parents who make blanket statements, such as this, put so much pressure on their children and grandchildren to be perfect for the parents ego not the child's. It doesn't always end well.
It's a constant in my neighborhood and I have learned to ignore it. We call it the mommy/grandma wars - a unhealthy parent competition
which is not about the children at all but about the adults who participate in it- I have a friend who no one really chatted with... I think they thought she was below them academically etc. because there is no pretense when you talk to her. When he daughter got into a prestigious university - other parents would say hello etc.. Lots of "your daughter got into ...." etc. My d friend would laugh and say she had people talk to her for the first time ever... She never told them she had been a professor at Dublin university and she specialized in analytic statistics. She is truly one of the warmest kindest people I know but you would never ever hear her put anyone down.
d Lucy.. it sounds like your family has a lot of work ahead at your d mil's - sending energy and love
d kathryn I hope today is not so frustrating. you had a very busy day yesterday.
d book glad your car wasn't as expensive as you thought. you also got a lot of work done yesterday as well
d nancy I had to laugh, imagining your rooster making so much noise because of the chain sawing done at your house yesterday.. HOpe egg production doesn't get too out of wack this week. The rooster needs to let the hen girls get back to work.
dHarmony great job on getting desk cleaned yesterday
d elizabet sorry you had so much frustration yesterday with book keeping
d lilac glad you will be getting new rug... hope your dgd 18 is feeling comfortable after having his wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. fast healing
d helia... best wishes on your busy day out of the house.
d lady yay on faster internet
sweet twins hello!
did I miss
d dee... hello
d rose.. my dd younger had to go to testing at an 17/18 year olds... because 1. she always struggled because she couldn't keep up or read in front of class because of the time comprehension took for her. 2. her concussions had an effect on her. 3. her goofed up nervous system and the 2 seizures probably haven't helped.
It took htwo days for testing -
as she was older.-
she always worked hard so her grades didn't suffer but she spent so so many hours doing homework and studying many times until 2 am. Turns out she was dyslexic, has visual and auditory problems... comprehension is a problem (mostly because of visual issues and time it takes her to assimilate the information. She is really smart and has immense common sense that helped her in school. Now she will go for visual therapy and will be tested for auditory issues. She has learned lots of tricks on her own. Best thing she ever went through
She also has ADHD. When she was young we made a lot of visual games for learning. She has horrible reading comprehension- but works hard at finding tricks.. but is a wiz with math. we always say F is not a failure ... it means figure it out... there are so so many different ways to learn information. DD was blessed with some of the most wonderful teachers. Also when negative voices chirp in ... we remind her of famous educators/scientists/business people with ADHD and/or Dyslexia. All that she has gone through has made her a kind gentle young woman with determination.
Things we noticed from young... she could never tell right and left - she still has to think as it doesn't come naturally to her (or how to explain was hot and cold.. she would get the words mixed up). Actually she is ambidextrous - she plays left handed guitar, banjo and mandolin and ukulele. She uses left handed golf clubs, writes with her right hand and uses scissors on right hand. in grammar school she could not do speed tests on the computer as expected. She knew the answers if you asked her.
BOY I CAN TALK A LOT!
about how HER grandchildren are in PRIVATE schools, which are SO MUCH BETTER than anyone ELSE'S old trashy public school. 
She makes a point to define all public schools as lesser schools. So of course all my (and her late brother's) children and grandchildren's education experiences are just chopped liver. I do hope her grandchildren are educated well. They will need as much support for their IQ intelligence quotient as they can get if they inherit her EQ emotional quotient. I can just see her other brother's family rolling their eyes when they read the post, along with neighbors, friends, her dh's family and work friends, etc. Note to self: if you get something nice, just say it's nice; don't say nobody else's is as good as yours.
Yesterday was first world rough compared to the rest of the worlds issues. so today grateful to let yesterday behind. I love a new attitude and a new day.