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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if you’re not ok with it, what exactly are you going to do about it? Your kid’s not that bright. Oh well.

You don’t have to be mean, it’s natural for a mother to worry.
FWIW I was a straight A student and my DH barely B student. He out earns me by more x2.

Is this really your measure of success? $$?

Give me a break, of course how you do financially is part of being successful. Its a fact. Nothing embarrassing or shallow about admitting it. Yes, there are other, more lofty markers of success, like happiness, strong relationships with the people in your life, good health, etc... but money will always, in our capitalist society, be a major sign of success.

This is such a first world problem. Not everyone is going to get straight A's and will turn out fine. Sounds like your son has overcome a lot, so get off his case and be proud of him. I'm guessing you are hearing a lot of trash talk from the other families at your elitist private school. Ignore it and do what is best for your family.

Anonymous wrote:B is a fine grade. I have a kid with no issues, health or mental, and she is working her ass off for a B in one of her classes. This board is kind of messed up.

Beyond messed up. As their kids will be.

B is a fine grade. I have a kid with no issues, health or mental, and she is working her ass off for a B in one of her classes. This board is kind of messed up.

OP, I have a DC with a similar profile, whose anxiety has been much more debilitating than your teen's. In answer to your question, I would not be ok--I would be completely and utterly thrilled to have a well-rounded, happy B student.

To give you some perspective, my kiddo is earning a GED. While many DCUMers would shrink in horror at the very idea, that route is what has enabled my kiddo to show up as a student and to display grit and resilience around education.

My DC will be fine. Yours will, too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if you’re not ok with it, what exactly are you going to do about it? Your kid’s not that bright. Oh well.

You don’t have to be mean, it’s natural for a mother to worry.
FWIW I was a straight A student and my DH barely B student. He out earns me by more x2.

Is this really your measure of success? $$?

People know there's more to life than financial success. The poster is simply pointing out, as others have done, that middling grades at school is not going to hold you back from having a successful and productive life as an adult.