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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is average. Academically, socially, and in sports (actually he is probably below average in sports). Even his ambitions are average - he wants to be a teacher when he grows up vs his friends who all want superstar careers like to be president or a professional football player :-). I adore him but it is hard when it feels like everyone else talks about their gifted kids. Thanks for reminding me to appreciate him more and not to compare him to others. [/quote]

Please reconsider. His friends will never be professional football players or presidents, but he may become a teacher someday and deserves not to have a parent who thinks this is a disappointment.[/quote]

I'm that PP - you missed my point entirely but thanks for making me feel bad. Signed, an average lawyer who thinks teachers are awesome[/quote]

I am sorry I missed your point. I was thrown by the statement "even his ambitions are average -- he wants to be a teacher." I work with kids and have spent a lot of time disabusing myself and others of the notion that there is a fundamental ranking of careers based on IQ or income or whatever. [/quote]

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