Quote Originally Posted by stacie View Post
I'm curious, which would you choose? Private school is out. I bargained on magnet schools and lost. I was assured we would get in if I took certain steps which I did.
Beautiful custom made Independent Fabrication Crown Jewel will be collecting dust it seems.
I find the above statement an interesting statement of your priorities. You say you want a good education for your child, but then you seemed to have chosen to purchase a custom bike for yourself rather than pay for your son to attend a high quality school. You mention working part time, why can't you work full time? I am a mom that chose to work hard, and forgo custom bikes in order to send my kids to high quality private schools. Its not that I don't think that all kids deserve high quality public education, its that I can't fix a broken system as a single person, but I can choose how hard to work, how to spend my money, and how to educate my kids. I know my comments are harsh, and I know I don't know anything about your personal finances, but I just feel very strongly that the most important thing a parent can do for a child is provide a good education.