"If firstborns tend to be first at everything, that’s probably because parents expect the first child to be first at everything. **In our family, I expected both Susan and Janet to be good at what they wanted to do, and if they weren’t good at it, they tried again**."
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**Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[expectations]], [[parenting]],
**Source** -- [[20250101093750 - B - How to Raise Successful People]]