Posted on 05/13/2017 1:41:14 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
“Apparently, it is debatable. I assumed, by his attendance on inauguration day and Melania being Episcopal and now Barron attendance of this school.”
I suspect the President considers himself christian without real distinction. He grew up Presbyterian, but his first marriage was at Marble Collegiate Church which is Dutch Reform and at an Episcopal Church in West Palm Beach that was more a matter of a stately church nearby to Mar a Lago. His attendance at St John’s on inauguration day is a presidential tradition going back 100 years.
The reality of it is this is a mantra of all high end schools, don't even get me started on how I know.
As much as FR would like it we will not see this: The school is run by Nuns with Aluminum Rulers, Retired Marine DI's, and our culture norms and dress code are straight out of Leave it to Beaver.
Although if a school started up with that business model, we might be pleasantly surprised at it's success....
My (now ex-wife as of yesterday ....) used to say I live in a bubble. I go to work, I come home, I take care of my family. I go to work, I come home, I take care of my family. (Lather, rinse repeat.) As a result I did not see all the hard things other people go through.
That changed one day about five years ago now at Christmas time when I went to a local food pantry to make a cash donation for them to buy more food for those in need.
I was shocked at what I saw. People who looked just like me and my family going in to get food. Some had to fill out forms, others were already "registered" to receive food and others still were filling bags of staple items to give to those in need.
As I entered the building it was packed. I asked to see someone and was instructed to take a number. So I did. And I sat there and watched. And watched, and watched some more.
No one was laughing or joking, it was a sobering experience. Those receiving food looked humbled, I'd guess humiliated by the experience. I know I would be.
Eventually my number was called and I approached one of the women assisting other people. She asked for my name so I gave it to her. She looked on her list and not finding my name tried handing me some papers to fill out.
I told her she didn't understand, I'd waited almost an hour just to make a donation and proceeded to hand her a check. She looked at it, had this wonderfully surprised look on her face and thanked me profusely.
I walked out of there, got into my car and lost it. I think it was the moment in my life when I truly understood what the word "compassion" meant. I'm grateful for that experience.
So when I see others post vitriol about things like this I tend to wonder: are they just mean? Or do they live in a bubble like I used to and just need to get out of it and see what's going on outside their own world and how people who just so happen to look just like them are really suffering out there?
Funny you should say that, I’ve been thinking the same thing.
That is a wonderful if sobering story. I do contribute to food banks on occasion although where I live now (sort of an upper middle class enclave) there are none. Classy, not!
If you have ever walked around the food section of a Dollar Tree or Dollar Store, it is sobering as well. There but for the grace of God...
That would be too too bad but I understand your feelings. Hope you stay!
$38k is much less than what they are paying now for Barron
the social justice stuff is fairly SOP window dressing these days
my only thought is this school is way out in the ‘burbs. It’s a rather long commute. I’d think Georgetown Prep would be much closer and more akin to Trumps culture.
My grandsons go to a very pricey private school in California. As freshman each student is given a horse which becomes their responsibility for the year. They have to be in the stables at 6:30 AM,every day, to muck the stall, groom the horse and then ride. The point is to teach them to take care of something bigger than themselves.
The headmaster of the school had an assembly after Trump won and pretty much told the students who were upset to “straighten up buttercup” because life doesn’t always go the way we want it. To say my daughter and son-in-law are very happy with this school would be an understatement.
She’s his mother...... her judgement is preferable to yours on this matter.
Yes from everything I have read Pres Trump is Presbyterian.
perfect
Ditto about Presbyterian.
Henry Jefferson (George’s brother): “There you go. They already proved he (Jesus) was an Ethiopian.”
Archie Bunker: “Hey, the Ethiopians say he was an Ethiopian...the Presbyterians says he was a Presbyterian...
but what he never was, was black!”—All in the Family
This looks like a very decent school for Barron and I'm sure the Trumps made the best choice out of the ones available to them. I would have loved to have gone to a school like this as a child. I don't understand the snark about the soup kitchen visits either. Since when is giving children some exposure to those not as fortunate as they and some community service a "liberal" thing? When my wife went through Catholic school, she too did things like that, for instance she was a "candy striper" (hospital volunteer).
Finally, I support Melania's choice to keep Barron in NYC to finish out the current school year. When I relocated for my job, I did the same thing. It was nearly six months before my wife was able to follow me to my new location. For us, it was the right thing to do. People don't realize how disruptive it can be pulling kids out a school midway through a school year and planting them into a completely different and strange environment.
About $2,000 less than Sidwell Friends.
I just got a private email suggesting that Barron is being sent to this school because he is autistic or special needs. Why these people all come to me privately is something I’ve never understood and of course, he got an earful in return.
Who cares. It is their money. They could buy the school many times over, if they wanted to do so. Not news.
It IS news when President Trump sends his kids to expensive private schools.
Not news when Democrats do it.
I doubt there was a single article ever published about the high cost of Sidwell Friends.
He seems like an intelligent and sensitive boy. This is a good choice, especially given the need for security. I hope that he does well there!
I totally agree. Outrageous amount of money we the taxpayers are spending for them to continue to live in NY. I really feel Melania needed to be at WH as the First Lady. Then we have the week-end expenses when President and First Lady fly to Florida.
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