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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is something really weird about bragging about how kind your children are.

[quote]And I'm sure many of you will say that you aren't pressuring your kids. But I've heard you before. I've heard you chastise your kid after a soccer game. I've heard you compare your kid's project to a classmate's project. I've heard you say, "a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips." [/quote]
This is a great literary flight of fancy, but, is it possible...maybe...that you might not know "us" at all? That you're painting with a broad brush that you would surely warn your kids against doing? Do you really not see that you are engaging in the same kind of weird competitive "my children are better than xxx" stuff that you claim to hate? Except for "my children are smarter" you are just saying "my children are ever so much nicer?"

I believe you when you say your kids are nice and kind. I don't think that nice and kind kids are particular uncommon. Nor do I believe the parenting mindset you express here is particularly unusual. Nor do I believe parents who care about whether their kids get into an HGC are helicoptering monsters.

I agree with what someone else said earlier; this OP realizes this was an ill-advised thread. Can it be over now?[/quote]

I'm not bragging about my kids. Sorry if you interpreted it that way. Rather, I was attempting to make the point that GPA isn't my focus; a path to an ivy isn't my parental goal.

I have older kids, so I've encountered and observed tons of parents interacting with their kids. We live in a pressure cooker community, so I have a seat in the front row. Hurtful comments that stress out kids (or worse) are constantly thrown around by otherwise nice people...which makes me believe these folks aren't recognizing the impact of their comments and the other subtle way they set expectations.

Again: I'm not directing any of this at *you* --- or anyone in particular. I don't know *you.*

But the palpable angst and pressure cooker that's being fostered here is ridiculous. That's my opinion. Take it, or leave it.

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