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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you okay with your kids getting Cs?  [/quote]

OP here.  Actually, yes.  I have no problem if my kids get Cs.  I was pushed by well-meaning parents to excel as a child and all it did was keep me inside studying while I should have been enjoying my childhood.  I will encourage my kids to skip the homework and have fun instead.[/quote]

That is quite fascinating. I was raised by well meaning parents who were often absent, because they worked a lot and lived very social lives (local government, bridge, drinks with co-workers, etc.). I was also the youngest. I did well in school until high school, when you had to start trying. Basically my older sister was a brain, and (this is esp relevant if you read last Sunday's Parade article on siblings), I felt like the academic thing had already been done in my family. I got no pressure, other than to simply attend college somewhere. So I really lived it up at a young age. I have always been street smart and have a very hard time dealing with precious snowflakes in the work force. I guess I am successful, but feel like I would be be more so in a less academic, bureaucratic town. I became very driven as an adult, despite years of semi-delinquency. So, I guess I agree with you about not pushing your kid. Some of my happiest memories are of being a free wheeling teenager who regularly came to school fucked up.[/quote]

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