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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Compared to your kids.

Say your kid is a solid B student, non athlete, but pretty great kid all around and their cousin is a straight A /500 scholar getting recruited by several D1 schools.

How do you handle the constant bragging?[/quote]

My cousins are super high achievers, and I know my mother was irritated hearing about them, but she just let it slide... they're actually great people, and I love having them as family members, and their mother is a wonderful person. They just have all done very well in life.

And, for the record, I did quite well growing up—I just wasn't as high as them—and I've grown up to be a happy high-achieving person, who still feels lucky he has such cool and accomplished people in his life.

They were high-achieving because they're smart, talented and interesting people... if you focus on that, rather than the fact they have something you don't, it's a lot better. Also, if you realize that you're not a garbage bin, and you've done your own achieving, life is much happier.[/quote]

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