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[quote=Anonymous]Nope. My mom only cared about whether my room was clean and my dad, (who passed away when I was in middle school), kind of did his own thing and didn't bother much with us. Neither of my parents was well-educated (high school grad and college dropout).

My older brother was a so-so student who got a two-year degree and makes a comfortable living. Older sister was a decent student, went to state college and never worked.  I was a straight A student, went to my state college and have a boring, well-paying federal government job.  I'm perfectly content.

My spouse's parents are highly educated but neither of them was remotely pushy.  DH took 10+ years to get through undergrad and masters program.  Like OP, DH and I are very laid back about this stuff.   I expect a decent effort, but I don't need my kids to have straight As and be star athletes and the president of 12 clubs.  Older DC had a bumpy road in HS and is doing well in college.  Younger DC (HS junior) is a better student, has better test scores, but is not very "academic."  He loves music and is very involved in it, but he's not entering and winning competitions or anything.  He'll be fine. [/quote]

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