Yes, ditto that acs. I was all about the privileges.
Plus the stuff near the end of the article about how a girl will run the school as she underachieves, but then she'll hit something she actually has to work at, and she'll feel stupid and question her own worth...that was me, too. I had some "dark nights of the soul" there over that very issue. That one hit me hard, too.
Reasons to watch out even if a kid seems happy! And reasons to be glad that I have a boy who acted out when he was miserable! I'd take that any time, for his sake! Squeaky wheel and all that...
