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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, teenagers aren’t very subtle but it is a valid question. Why do you need to be at home all day and not at work? It isn’t the 1950s. Hire a cleaner and order everything like groceries, etc. [/quote]

Because I can! And I like to play tennis and do pilates after drop-off b/c I am #1 chauffeur from 3-9 pm with sports, activities, etc. [/quote]

I like doing stuff like this too.  I feel bad for my kids that they have no free time.  Their homework load IS kind of awful[/quote]

So why don’t you encourage your kids to scale back and take fewer AP classes? I personally believe that powering through and hard work is something you have to practice every day. I want to pass those values to my kids. So when they complain about HW, I talk about how pushing through is important and that training yourself how to put in the effort will help you in the long run. At some point, things click and you are just a different and more capable version of yourself.  I believe that completely. Those of you that don’t think that model is healthy and have chosen a different path for your families. Why don’t you encourage your kids to step back too? [/quote]

Ha!   Part of choosing this path is not being the kind of tiger mom who micromanages everything my kids do.  They are in high school.  I’m not going to tell them that they aren’t allowed to take the classes they want to take or try to be an Eagle Scout.

They know that I think that what they are doing is crazy.

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