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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are an average adult who went to an average college, have an average job and your kids attend an average school, your kid is probably doing fine and will continue your average lives. They can also go to an average college, get an average job, marry a fellow average spouse and repeat. This is probably what happens to most people. [/quote]

I love this comment.  Because it is 100% spot on.  We’re all just a bunch of average Joes.  [/quote]

Speaking as mom if a kid who plays a travel and school sport and an instrument, who always has something going on, they are better at time management, organization and focus than my other kid who just wants to be online and doesn't really have that interest to do too much other than their school sport that's mandatory.  I am always more significantly worried about this kid over my other one who I pretty much never need to be hands on with.  They are far from but they are self driven.

Again - I reiterate - this is not something I'm suggesting us 100% nor that you will never see someone successful who does not have a lot of activities they do and of course it's gotta come from the kid whatever they choose to do.  However, being over scheduled is not exactly a marker of someone who is going to have a nervous breakdown but rather often a sign of someone who has motivation to exceed average persons standards.  In other words, they want the A and A+ over the B.  Its drive is what it is, nothing less or more.  [/quote]

Your son plays a travel sport, a school sport and plays an instrument.  That’s good but describes the majority of students.  It’s not exceeding the average student, it is the average student.  Not sure about it showing drive.   [/quote]

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