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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Increasingly I wonder if there is such a thing as a "cool, grounded parent." We had friends who I thought epitomized it, but then their kids hit middle school and all their secret competitive snobbery came out. It was amazing. They were all "live and let live, all kids are different, let's not all be crazy" one minute, and then suddenly going insane about getting their kids on competitive sports teams and went nuts about the magnet high school applications. It was really sad because I'd kind of looked up to them as a model for how to stay sane and normal while parenting in DC. Maybe it's impossible.

Caveat: we live on Capitol Hill. It's notorious for seeming kind of chill for kids and families at first but don't be fooled -- Mr. and Mrs. "Oh our kids play at the park on their own we love microbrew and camping" have some fancy college degree sand Expectations for their kids. [b]Sometimes I feel like people here work too hard at appearing laid back and we'd all be better off if people just admitted out loud they stress about schools and house values and feel competitive about where they go on vacation. At least that would be real.[/b][/quote]

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