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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The moms I have seen who care deeply about their Ds being popular -- in the traditional homecoming queen with a star athlete boyfriend -- are the ones who either had that themselves in HS and still define themselves by it or the ones who were no where close to popular or middle of the road and want their Ds in the cool crowd.

Let's be honest -- in an area where the adults have so much academic success, many/most were not the people who were popular in the traditional sense. They were too worried about getting their ivy acceptances so they could get out of their small towns, building a career that would allow them to acquire wealth/not return to their hometowns etc. It doesn't exactly go hand in hand with being star of the football team for most people -- though I do know a few exceptions. So now that they have kids and in this area -- many have money -- they are adamant that their kid WILL be cool/popular at all costs; at least that's what the PP's story about the lawyer mom who laid into her kid for not going out on Friday night and losing her standing makes it sound like. It's more about the mom than the kid.[/quote]

Think that all depends. A lot of the men especially that we are around were probably average in school but real go getters,, total type A personalities, socially gifted and able to schmooze their way into anything, most were jock types and just got lucky, that same drive and ambition got them to be where they are today and they are expecting their own kids to follow suit. Then you have the highly intelligent ones who were not part of the in crowd and understand the value of education and have impressed this onto their own kids with little emphasis on social status. [/quote]

I disagree. We don't live in NYC where finance is king and the frat-boy mentality is rampant. DC is very different and the nerds and cerebrals are very much adored and promoted. This is a great city for nerds. They run the place. [/quote]

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