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[quote=Anonymous]I was the kid who got all As and took all the classes, while my older brother had ADHD and squeaked by with a 1.6 GPA in high school.

My parents did not go to my awards ceremonies. They did not look at my report cards. They did not offer me rewards. They did not notice that I got up at three in the morning to write papers. They did not care what classes I took. But they were constantly, constantly coaching my brother, encouraging him, bribing him, and trying to figure out ways to make it work.

The reason? I didn't need the attention, because school was easy for me. But it was not easy. I worked so. hard. I spent my teens doing backflips, trying to get parental attention. I ended up in a deep depression in my twenties which ruined my undergrad GPA and derailed me into shift work for a decade before I was able to go to grad school in my chosen field and develop a career.

Ahhh, childhood trauma! But all this is to say that your attitude about your nephew is as poisonous as your family's attitude about your own kid's successes. Celebrate excellence for both.[/quote]

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