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Are you ever sad when you hear about highly successful kids?
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 460937" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>I used to feel that way and occasionally I feel it creep up. With difficult child I am sometimes embarrassed by her level of underachievement and by her lack of motivation. With easy child, I am sometimes disappointed she didn't complete the bachelors for pastry arts. However, for the most part, I have tried to be mindfully aware of the things they have excelled at and the many ways in which they have reached their goals, some small and some still going. I try not to compare them to other friends' adult children when they boast. And like IC I've known many high achievers whose lives turn into a big mess because after academics, they can't handle real life which requires some social skills, Know what I mean?? Just my thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 460937, member: 2211"] I used to feel that way and occasionally I feel it creep up. With difficult child I am sometimes embarrassed by her level of underachievement and by her lack of motivation. With easy child, I am sometimes disappointed she didn't complete the bachelors for pastry arts. However, for the most part, I have tried to be mindfully aware of the things they have excelled at and the many ways in which they have reached their goals, some small and some still going. I try not to compare them to other friends' adult children when they boast. And like IC I've known many high achievers whose lives turn into a big mess because after academics, they can't handle real life which requires some social skills, Know what I mean?? Just my thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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