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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, I hear you all. OP here.

She wants a school that’s hard to get into. She’s wanted it for various reasons on her own. I’m really not a helicopter parent. I’m here to tell her you’re aiming for x, you aren’t going to get there without y.

I’m a loving mom who wants to guide their kids in the direction and path they chose. She wants to achieve something and I’m part of guiding her there. I’m not a monster.

Not an elitist either. [b]It’s my kid driving this train[/b].[/quote]
Except it’s not.  If it were, you would explain to your child what they need to get into the school, make yourself available if she needs help, but otherwise step back and let her make her own choices and mistakes.  You are at least as invested as she is in her getting into that school, and it’s coming at the expense of your child’s mental health.

I had a mom like you growing up.  One report card day when I had gotten a B+, I decided to walk home rather than take the bus.  I spent an hour standing at the corner of a 45 mph road trying to build the courage to step in front of an oncoming car, because in that moment, dying felt easier than facing my mother.[/quote]

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