Comments on: Deveny Survives Mummy Drive-By http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2007/06/05/deveny-survives-mummy-drive-by/ A blog by an opinionated mother of two, which might lie idle for a while sometimes. The blog, that is. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: kate http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2007/06/05/deveny-survives-mummy-drive-by/comment-page-1/#comment-2638 kate Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:55:51 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=359#comment-2638 They just don't get it, do they? I don't want to pay for their choice because I don't have one. Unless we decided to stop renting and live instead in our 17 year old car, we couldn't even get close to paying a year of fees at one of the mid-level private schools. The 'tragic' (by Hamer's standard) state of our finances shouldn't make any difference to what our son does for a living, how long he stays at school or whether or not he goes to uni. Perhaps Hamer should ditch the private school, sell the car, and take the kids on holidays to India to get some perspective on wealth and sacrifice. They just don’t get it, do they? I don’t want to pay for their choice because I don’t have one. Unless we decided to stop renting and live instead in our 17 year old car, we couldn’t even get close to paying a year of fees at one of the mid-level private schools. The ‘tragic’ (by Hamer’s standard) state of our finances shouldn’t make any difference to what our son does for a living, how long he stays at school or whether or not he goes to uni.

Perhaps Hamer should ditch the private school, sell the car, and take the kids on holidays to India to get some perspective on wealth and sacrifice.

]]> By: Richie http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2007/06/05/deveny-survives-mummy-drive-by/comment-page-1/#comment-2627 Richie Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:50:21 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=359#comment-2627 I also love Catherine Deveny, even if she did write for <i>The Wedge</i>. "I will make the choice that I think is best for my children. I won’t buy a new car, a new house or take overseas holidays; instead I’ll invest in my children’s education because this is my right and my choice." One of the upper-class twits in <i>21 Up</i> says the exact same thing. It was hilarious at the time, because I thought nobody else could possibly be that clueless. Actually, I went to a private school. Ye Gods, I could fill a book with all the examples of elitist bigotry if they weren't potentially libelous. I also love Catherine Deveny, even if she did write for The Wedge.

“I will make the choice that I think is best for my children. I won’t buy a new car, a new house or take overseas holidays; instead I’ll invest in my children’s education because this is my right and my choice.”

One of the upper-class twits in 21 Up says the exact same thing. It was hilarious at the time, because I thought nobody else could possibly be that clueless.

Actually, I went to a private school. Ye Gods, I could fill a book with all the examples of elitist bigotry if they weren’t potentially libelous.

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