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Originally Posted by DixieGal
That sounds exactly like my sister-in-law. All 4 daughters were made of sugar and glitter, to hear it told. All 4 were the smartest, prettiest, best athletes, most gifted, etc. Every moment of their lives were strictly choreographed by their mother. And supported by a school that thinks everyone gets a trophy. The last daughter was valedictorian, one of ELEVEN! In a graduating class of about 50! When it came time for them to go up and do speeches, half the chairs emptied. To me, that says that 1) the school could not say "No, you are not valedictorian, 2) the kids had a freaky 11-way tie for GPA, or 3) they cheated their way through high school.
My perfect brilliant gifted (according to their mom) nieces struggled in college. The hardest thing for them was to fit in with all of the valedictorians from all of the other podunk high schools. It was hard for them to deal with being just another student, instead of the coddled high school stars who were never really challenged. Their mother was surprised, to say the least.
I hope that does not happen to that little girl you are working with.
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It does make one wonder what 'Mommy Dearest' had achieved in her brilliant
career?
Cheers