Raising the High-Achiever
by Lex de Azevedo

As a young father I valued achievement.  After all, aren’t high-achievers at less risk for self-destructive behavior?  Aren’t high-achievers part of the solution, and low-achievers part of the problem?  Aren’t high achievers the ones that change the world?

It all started the day she was born.  She was our third child. This was the third time we had taken the birthing classes.  We knew the drill well and were totally prepared…well, almost totally prepared.  I don’t recall the exact timing, or sequence of events; I just remember barely having enough time to put on my gown, booties and mask when suddenly, she shot out and the doctor caught her like a quarter back catching a hike from the center.  “Wow, that was fast!” I thought.  Linda, her mom, probably remembers it differently.

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