Intense parenting status competition centers on maximizing child achievement

Evidence

This precipitated an outburst of manic bragging, leading me to learn, in very short order, that in addition to her obvious proficiencies as a gymnast, his five-year-old could recite entire soliloquies from Romeo and Juliet, competed in chess tournaments, was a violin aficionado, and had never, ever ingested anything containing refined sugar. — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 727

Categorization

• SHARE: The ‘never ingested refined sugar’ detail is the kind of deadpan absurdity to send a parent friend.