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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My parents were obsessed with me being youngest and smartest too, like so many of the weirdo parents here. [/quote]

That just shows that while your parents definitely wanted you to win things, they also wanted you to win them fairly. Winning a competition when you're a year older than everyone else is nothing to be proud of. It has to be an apples-to-apples comparison.[/quote]

Look, weirdo troll, you need to stop. You are insane. Certifiable. Give it a rest and get some help.[/quote]

So I don’t get this. Why is it “not fair” to be 13 month older than the youngest boy in the class, but is fair to be 12 months younger? My DD is redishrted and was born 3 days before cutoff. She would have been the youngest in the class by a lot since the youngest kid in her class has an end of May birthday. She is with her cohort NOW. Also, I did not lie about her age and I was encouraged to redshirt her by teachers and administrators. I did not cheat... these are the rules, but if you are not happy with them you can always homeschool [/quote]

I have no issues with people who don’t think their kids are smart enough for school. I started my kids on time and they have summer birthdays so they’re often among the youngest. They’re still in advanced classes even though there are many kids more than a year older in their grade. As the kids get older, the perceived advantage turns into disadvantage really fast.

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