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[quote=Anonymous]I think that most people are misunderstanding OP's post.  OP is sincerely wondering if her daughter is missing out on something and also wondering if the Tiger Moms could be happy with a daughter like hers.  At least, that's how I read it.

OP, you sound like a balanced woman and your daughter sounds happy!  There are different reasons why women become Tiger Moms.  For my mom, she grew up very poor. She didn't always have enough food to eat, she was abused, and she ran out of town as soon as she could. She was also probably dyslexic at a time when few people were diagnosed. Based on good looks, she married up a little bit into middle class territory.

Unfortunately, she still thinks like a poor person. Her only vison of success is HYPS and physicians. She thinks that lawyers make big money, too, but doesn't know about all of the unemployed lawyers. She thinks of life as a competition. If her kids didn't beat the other kids at academics, they'd never be successful, right?

So, she just never got to know people who graduated from Indiana in marketing. It's either poverty or Harvard.

Plus, if you're going to have a so-so GPA, how do you know what is the appropriate number to strive for?  If you strive for 4.0, you might get pretty close.

Anyway, that's my mom's story. [/quote]

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