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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shy, smart girl who was definitely not popular.  
Life turned out well because I worked really hard and went to good college, graduate school; now have a well-paying job that I enjoy.  
Married a "dumb" going nowhere fast jock who turned his life around after being in the military.  We do well financially and have a happy family and many friends (many more than I had growing up because I am nowhere near as shy as I was).

In terms of how the "popular" kids turned out -- the notion that the geeks inherit the Earth or what have you is a total myth.
All the cool kids from my h.s. are surprisingly successful -- guys from going in to business or some other field that rewards confidence and extroversion.
Most of the popular girls are successful only because they married well.  Which in itself is an achievement, I guess?

I think I would tell your daughter not to worry about the popular kids and focus on making good friendships with people who value her.  Good friends and confidence in oneself will get you far in life.
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agreed.  I was voted "best personality" so I guess I was popular and I made good grades, and was very good at soccer.  I had a great HS experience but got lost at a big college.  After college, got back on track and I have a great life.  I keep in touch with people from HS and with the exception of one popular jock who used to beat up his cheerleader girlfriend in the hall (he is now in a assistant manager type of job at 32), everyone turned out differently and not at all dependent on who they were in high school.  People grow up and change.  Some don't.  I agree that the most important thing is your daughter's own self esteem and finding good companionship, whether those are nerds, jocks, theater kids, popular kids, or anyone in between.  [/quote]

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