so my youngest has had prek school since age 2 and this is his last year before he starts public school kindergarten. and hubby and i are very tight on finances…prek costs almost 600 per month for 3 half days. e decided not to go for it. i am so enjoying having him at home, e do all the prek orkbooks and go out to playground and play ith brothers for socialization skills. yet in the area here i live this is SUCH a sin. i dont kno if i should feel bad or proud…am i being selfishly greedy am i limiting him…i really dont think so. but i have to talk to the pre school that he as going to attend…they are going to lay on the guilt trip reallly thick. and even the public school e have here is very elitist, its a very rich area…even the stay at home moms have live in nannies and their kids start prek at age 2. so aside from the fact that e gotta move to a place thats more suited to our personal ay of life…i gotta deal ith all this extra guilt…please comment exclamation point. u kno i thought about the last conference i had ith middle sons teacher in june…she as telling me ho very into family and brothers and mom and dad my son is and she told me that as if its a bad thing. yeah they dont have live in nannies and go out ithout mom and dad…yeah they all 3 love each other and enjoy each other so hat the heck is rong ith that
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one thing I understood from your post is that the 'w' doesn't work on your key-board
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You need to get a ne(W) keyboard.
Here is the version with all the W's in right places:
so my youngest has had prek school since age 2 and this is his last year before he starts public school kindergarten. and hubby and i are very tight on finances...prek costs almost 600 per month for 3 half days. we decided not to go for it. i am so enjoying having him at home, we do all the prek workbooks and go out to playground and play with brothers for socialization skills. yet in the area here i live this is SUCH a sin. i dont kno if i should feel bad or proud...am i being selfishly greedy am i limiting him....i really dont think so. but i have to talk to the pre school that he was going to attend...they are going to lay on the guilt trip reallly thick. and even the public school we have here is very elitist, its a very rich area...even the stay at home moms have live in nannies and their kids start prek at age 2. so aside from the fact that we gotta move to a place thats more suited to our personal way of life....i gotta deal with all this extra guilt....please comment exclamation point. u kno i thought about the last conference i had with middle sons teacher in june...she was telling me how very into family and brothers and mom and dad my son is and she told me that as if its a bad thing. yeah they dont have live in nannies and go out without mom and dad...yeah they all 3 love each other and enjoy each other so what the heck is wrong with that
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Mof3 , I never sent my kids to pre-k but they all ended up enrolled into gifted kids program once they started their schools. We even did not work with them on pre-k stuff , one thing I did was got them Jump Start Software and taught them computer skills, that really gave them jump start in their school.
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thk you all and yeah i ill get a ne keyboard ith a doubleu that orks lol
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mama it must be that v & w thing again :) As for advice, sorry dont know anything about kids! lol
:Drotfl...i forgot abt that, i should have made all my posts today using v since that key vorks
Re: bad mama
MO3, my older daughter stayed home with me and went to pre-k at 4 and a half. I also went through a few guilt trips on how keeping her home would make her a social introvert and that she’d be behind and all that.
Anyhow, she is now in kindergarden and is a social queen 
and yes, she too talks about her family all the time. I can totally relate to what you are saying but listen, I personally don’t think my daughter or your son would be lacking in any way. And like Mirch said, perhaps their time at home may turn out to be a positive.
I can’t believe there’s so much pressure here in the US as well Jeez.
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mirch thank u for the double u version lol...that vas very kind of you
and thank u all for the vords of support...im my heart i kno that this is just fine for me and for my boy...its the community vhere ve live that has a problem vith it...but i think its their prob, not mine...my boys love each other, they love their family and no matter vat your outlook is, i dont see that this could be a rong thing.
i gotta get a keyboard man...lol....
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forget hat society thinks, u happy that hat counts.
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yeah, 4get what the community thinks, u will b alot better off without the financial burden.
Hey mama don’t feel guilty if you are working with the kid at home, playing with them, reading to them, drawing and painting with them. Take them to the public library, Barnes and nobles, or borders… you can just sit there and explore books with them. Take them to the park, make friends with neighbors; this all will give them lot of outside exposure. As for kids initially talking about the family is natural. Actually in initial years, social grooming basically takes place in the family, they expend their social circle as they start kindergarten. So if your kids talk a lot about family in school, that is just fine, it actually means that you guys have a very healthy relationship with your children and you guys are providing them with venues to express themselves and grow… 
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Okay, Im not a mom yet so Im not speaking from experience.
However, it seems to me as if MO3, you have such a sweet family. Your boys love each other and no one should make you feel bad about that. Isnt that the point of having a family? To love, protect, care and be there when we need each other unconditionally?
In my home, my parents have created a strong family unit which has kept us together over the years. When the time came to be independant, my parents had a hard time accepting it but they eventually gave in. I can now see how most of my decisions were impacted by how I was brought up. Not all were good, of course. But for the most part, I stayed out of trouble because of the closeness we had amongst us. I thought twice before I did anything.
Those are my two cents. :-)
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Mama...now you sound like a German :)
You should do as per your convenience and affordability. Nobody should make you feel guilty about the way you raise your kids. As for an upper class school ...even if you do afford one now, what about maintaing that standard for the rest of his education? Can you do that? Also when growing up, he will have to adjust his lifestyle and attitudes to fit in with the kind of kids that attend elitist schools...they would compare expensive gifts, frequent holidays etc. Will your son be able to fit in with all this? So yeah whatever you do someone will be there to criticise...like I had to explain why I sent my daughter to school so early. For me and our situation, it was better for her...but really I dont have to justify...and neither should you.