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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kid is fine and he can hang out with the kids if they make him happy.  I would search for some new parent friends  if I were you because I could not hang out with anyone who wants to punish their kid for a B.  Face the fact that parenting differences do get in the way of friendships because it's a huge part of who they are and how they parent their child.[/quote]

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My husband and I are pretty laid back and perfectly happy when our kids get Bs.  I've also had the friends with the "superstar" kids, and unfortunately, it did eventually create a lessening of the friendship (subtle, but gradually drifting away) because the parents constantly bragged about their kids and wanted to compare.  After years of this, I realized that it just wasn't much fun to be around people like this anymore, and felt like a weight had lifted once we went our separate ways.  I still occasionally run into these parents and we make small talk, which invariably turns to how wonderful and successful their kids are in high school and college.  And I'm reminded again how glad I am not to feel I'm in competition with people like that.

My kids are the best people I know - funny, intelligent, interesting.  They don't need to get straight As or awards to still be great kids.[/quote]

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