my parents convinced me that even top marks were meaningless, because all my As meant was that I was doing better than the other kids
And now I'm going off to read that, too, because my parents did the same. If I wasn't at the top of my class, I was an utter piece of shite, but even being at the top - even an 100% score - wasn't enough.
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Date: 2012-05-23 12:41 am (UTC)And now I'm going off to read that, too, because my parents did the same. If I wasn't at the top of my class, I was an utter piece of shite, but even being at the top - even an 100% score - wasn't enough.