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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole atmosphere of hyper-achievement and academic competition in this area is toxic for everyone I think, although perhaps the parents of SN kids are in a position to see it most clearly.  For me, having been super-successful myself has made it easier in some ways to imagine and support a different kind of life for DS.  Running on this hamster wheel certainly doesn't make me happy, even though I've done about as well at it as anyone could reasonably expect to do.  So I am going to do my best to help DS understand that that stuff isn't ultimately all that important and, when it becomes financially and professionally possible, hope to move somewhere a little less crazy.[/quote]

I agree 100%.  I think the whole atmosphere of hyperachievement and competition is truly toxic.  In fact, it's so toxic that it's gotten to the point that now SN parents have to have a credo that "SN parenting is [i]especially[/i] hard for me because [insert reason here] -- I'm especially high achieving.  I'm highly intelligent.  I was really, really, REALLY looking forward to having a quality kid.  This is ridiculous.  SN parenting is more difficult for some people, that's certainly true.  But it's a matter of personality, not what you've achieved.[/quote]

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