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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh get over it. You are kidding yourself to not think that I would say MOST mothers secretly DO bask in the glory of their darling little Kate or Will being the ringleader of their peer groups. YES parents (especially competitive moms who wear yoga pants to shop in Whole Foods and drive big shiny SUV's) get off on this kind of thing. For you to think they dont' you are living in another world.

My kids attend a local elite private school and I them coming all day long. My kids are young thankfully too young still for me to even think of this but having gone through it with my step kids to an extent and being very involved in the school/community, I have seen this on full display. They live for their kids to be popular![/quote]

You are crazy pants. Most parents around here don't care. They weren't popular and are successful. Their children will be the same. [/quote]

Sure they do. Do you think the competitiveness and overachieving does not extend to social situations? [/quote]

Only for those who aren't successful. Most parents around here would rather see their child as the valedictorian and don't care at all if the kid is the most popular.  Usually because the most popular is drinking and not a great student. The valedictorian is never the most popular. I would go as far as to say most parents around here do not want their kids to be popular. Friendly and have a good group of friends?  Yes. Popular?  No. The only parents I have noticed who care about popularity are the washed-up former homecoming queens and football star parents trying to relive their glory days. [/quote]

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