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[quote=Anonymous]Does it help you to trace your anxiety to its final conclusion? Ok, so he could learn a little more at this private/other school . . . ok, so he could get into Harvard instead of Georgetown, or Georgetown instead of VA Tech, or Tech instead of Christopher Newport . . .  Even if he does go to Harvard, what does that guarantee him? Happiness? Money? People who love him? Ultimately this parenting thing is about letting go and accepting that you've created someone who is going to live their own life and who will probably turn out OK even if their passions and path are different than yours.

I was a public school teacher, and that mostly gives me confidence that my kids are doing just fine. Sure, there was a spectrum of teachers . . . at one end, the true duds. At the other, the true super stars. Most were somewhere in the middle . . . a.k.a. just fine. I personally don't think kids turn out any better just because you insisted that they only have the "best" of everything . . . you might raise an entitled a-hole who gets into a slightly more competitive school. Yay?

Life is short. Do your best and leave the rest. The kids are alright.[/quote]

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