That's a tough one. I think lots of parents have dealt with comments about how much they "work with" their kids or "give them advantages", i.e. push them, or have it openly asserted. Five is a normal kindergarten age, for cripe's sake-- homeschooling isn't unusual at that age! I'm sorry you had to deal with the snottiness. It comes from jealousy, obviously.

My knee-jerk reaction is to expose the situation for what it is. I probably would have said (on the spot, I'm reflexive that way now) "I wasn't trying to make you jealous or upset about any difference between our kids. Our kids are what they are. I was just answering the questions I was asked. I think it's in poor form to attempt to insult me out of jealousy." Obviously, I would have resigned myself to not having a friendship with the insulting mommy in the short term.

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