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I thought I would mention something else that my mom pointed out....in our day, parents pushed us, yes. We had to play sports, we had to get into an Ivy League school, blah blah blah. But today, it's another level.
Ok, the Ivy league school....when I went, the acceptance rate was 39%. Today, it's < 9%. Some are < 5%.
I know a kid who had straight A's from a prep school, and top 99% on the SAT and ACT. He was rejected by Boston College. HUH? They accept ~ 29-31%.
I had my son on skates at age 17 mos., because I bought into the crawl/walk/hockey notion.
My mom said, sometimes, parents in your generation need to think about what's important. Do they need to play hockey at 4, violin at 3, and start SAT prep at 9? I dunno, I really don't.
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