I let myself feel pressure over things that I really ought to overlook. Back when I was putting out the applications for schools for my daughter, there was one charter school I decided not to apply to, because I had heard one negative comment about the school.

Well, my daughter did not make the lottery for the charter schools to which I did apply, I really cannot afford to continue her at her private Christian school, and we finally settled on one of the fundamental schools in county. That is still a rung above the other public schools, but still – they use the typical Sunshine State Standards, which are lacking in some places.

So, I got into an email conversation with a woman on one of my Freecycle lists and her daughter goes to that charter school I did not apply to and she loves it. Her five-year-old is speaking Greek and Spanish. That is NOT something my daughter will pick up in a regular public school.

So, here I am beating myself up over my decision to overlook that school. I am sure it is too late, but I am going to call tomorrow and get her on the waiting list.