| I would love to see my son excel in some really cool extracurricular that my daughter wasn't in. My daughter is graduating this year and she is a tough act to follow. My son will be a freshman at the same high school next year. I think it helps that they are four years apart and that she's a girl, he's a boy - people will not be likely to "compare" them. Also, their personalities are pretty different - she's really enthusiastic about things that interest her and exuberant/"high on life"; he's laid back/mellow.
The other day he said, "You don't expect me to do everything she did, do you?" And the answer is No, MidwestDad and I would prefer that he have more time to eat and sleep! Fewer AP classes and fewer activities PLEASE. |