Posted by woolav on August 12, 2004, at 15:21:17
Hello again all. I am feeling like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders today. I live in a city where you have to put your child in private school if you want any sort of education for them. And even though it was a huge financial commitment, she has been going to a very small private school for almost 2 yrs. Now, she is going into highschool. She can stay at her school but there are only 13 girls in grades 6-12 there. And my daughter wants to have lots of friends and have a normal highschool life. So, I found another private school here, that is catholic. (I am catholic, but have not been practicing) And it is the same price as her other school, yet, much better academically and there are 280 9th graders. We (my daughter and I) went to the schools open house last night, I was very impressed with the school, but my daughter cried on the way home. She says she isnt pretty enough to fit in at that school and she thinks it's full of "preps" so she wants to go back to her little country hick school now. I am so confused. I want her to be happy, but I feel that she is trying to take the easy way out by going back to her other school. I want her to face her fears and go to this wonderful school because i believe she will thank me for it later. But how do i know i am making the right decision. I feel like my choice now is going to have this huge impact on her life (i mean high school years are so important) I just want to make the right decision and I dont want to ruin her life...
By the way, my daughter is pretty and smart (she just doesnt see it in herself) I wonder if therapy might be good for her? she is almost 15 and I dont want her to end up like me...........A confused mom,
S
poster:woolav
thread:376925
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