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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would not envy your friend. The path of a wunderkind has potential for greatness, & also fraught with possible heartbreak. It usually goes 1 of 4 ways:
- Daughter goes to Harvard, becomes very successful in her field & personally, & you will see her interviewed as an expert in the years to come & can be proud you “knew her when”.
- Daughter gets part of the way there but never really “lives up to her potential” & struggles with recalibrating expectations for her career/life after peaking early.
- Daughter is successful & then suffers a humiliating professional debacle (ie CEO ousted after 1 yr).
- Daughter decides she wants off the hamster wheel & drops out to live in a yurt in New Mexico.
So I would really let go of any envy…being the parent of this kind of kid (& being heavily invested in it, as your friend seems to be) is not always easy. Maybe take PPs advice to suggest a night to not talk about the kids - say you are mommed out & want to talk about anything but the kids. Maybe gently bring up how you will be empty nesters in a few - does she have anything she’d like to focus on then? Ideas for new interests, travel? [/quote]

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