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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I only worry about the males in my own household and they are crushing it.  Always had straight As w/out helicopter parents. Always did their work w.out being reminded, great at scheduling.  High rigor courses with a busy sports schedule, a club and lots of community service. Part-time summer jobs, etc.  Oldest made it to an Ivy unhooked and top in his courses (w/out stress or feeling pressured--plenty of time for other things)--even won a departmental award Freshmen year.  Very pro-active, lots of relationships w/ professors, etc.  Solves his own problems, etc.  Sophomore study abroad at prestigious university--lots of independence.  Fantastic intership.

I attribute a lot to letting them fail. Letting them deal with the politics of travel sports and not stepping in.  They figured out. They dug in, found other teams, trained harder and harder--felt the harshness after putting themselves out there. And, then seeing failure turn into opportunity and new directions.

We always had the mantra 'when one door closes or you are rejected, there is opportunity for better with a different door'.  I always told them it wasn't meant to be and they are better off---and that has always been the case. What they thought they wanted--they see they were lucky not to get it. An a-hole coach and disappointed players, etc.--while being someone better with a great coach--apply this to everything else.

I get tired of the 'girl moms/dads' on this board.  Blah, blah, blah...hopefully, they can find a good partner to date/marry being so superior to everyone else.[/quote]

Congrats?? You realize this little anecdote means absolutely nothing on a macro level, right? Your kids are not the norm. These are well documented statistics. Girls ARE outperforming boys. It IS an issue with regards to dating and marriage. It even had an impact on the moron who is president right now. Boys are less educated and more conservative. Why would an educated ambitious woman want to be with an uneducated MAGA guy?[/quote]

I just read an article about this actually. Educated women are marrying less educated men because that's who is available. [/quote]

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