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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think you should be telling your DD that the geeks/brains win in the end and the cheerleaders/jocks wind up miserable!

Not only is it often completely untrue -- I know plenty of pretty/popular/athletic kids from high school who turned out happy and great -- it's only encouraging her to (a) perpetuate the stereotypes (of herself as well as others) and (b) comfort herself with some false sense of superiority which will only make it harder for her to connect with her peers.

The truth is, all sorts of things happen to people after high school, and there are about a million different pathways to happiness.  And along the way, no one is just one thing.  People are complex, even (especially?) teenagers who are just starting to explore and manage all the different parts of themselves.

So why not help your daughter look past the stereotypes to see the real people beneath them?  She's more than whatever label her peers may have given her, and they are, too.

Sincerely,
Former Brain/Nerd/Jock (who happens to LOVE The Breakfast Club:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1I4q6lOpo )  :-)[/quote]

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