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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s just the dc area. Move to the south or Midwest [/quote]

I moved from DC to a northern suburb of Chicago. It’s just as or maybe worse than the competitive scene in the DC area.

Kids go to multiple activities in a day, basically no change of making a sport unless you’ve been playing since early elementary and the extreme pressure to get perfect grades. Parents know their kids are burnt out but they’re all convinced they’re kids going to be a pro athlete and a genius someday.

Parents blame social media for so many mental health problems but i believe the over scheduling and competing attitude is far more impactful [/quote]

I don’t think most parents think their kids are going to be pro athletes or geniuses. I think most parents recognize that the middle class in this country is rapidly disappearing. If you want your child to own a home one day, have health insurance or be able to afford a child or two, then there is tremendous pressure to get into a good school that will lead to better job prospects.  [/quote]

The suburb that I live in is not even remotely middle class, mostly from generational wealth.  The goal to be middle class doesn’t exist here but the need to brag about your kids achievements and where they attend school is. [/quote]

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