Originally Posted by Dottie
Today at baseball, a casual friend from the other team asked if DS was in 4th or 5th, after realizing he was the same age (10) as his own son. I floundered, and in the end...I think he assumed 4th.

I always flounder when these things come up. I usually say something related but not explicitly answering the question, like, "He's in Mrs. X's class." Sometimes people are persistent though, and I just tell them because I'm not good at lying.