Last night my daughter got a solo in the school choir recital!I mean, that is really great, but here is what is even more of a triumph...My son is musically gifted and a great singer. For her whole life, my daughter has felt she was in his shadow. One year, in a school group performance, she even ran off stage in the middle of the show because she was so scared she wasn't going to be good enough! (There school only has 60 kids in her grade level so extra curricular activities are band, choir, or sports)I've tried my best to tell her she can only do her best, and that I think she is amazing. However, her brother is very bold with his passions. He fights to be noticed by teachers and peers. So, my daughter has to constantly hear, "OMG! I heard your brother sing here... or saw him perform there!" and it really was hard for her to shine on her own.But, last night she got the solo in the school concert performance and it was a smash! For the first time, she was all in her own, out of her older brothers shadow. I cried tears of joy for her moment.Now I ask...have any of you had a kid living in the shadow of an equally great, but older sibling? You know, the sibling that gets to do all the firsts and is quite great in their own regards, but still over shadows their younger brother or sister?How did you deal? What were your triumphs or tribulations ? Please share!PS...I root for both of my kids, but each for different things! This was just my daughter's own personal "baby of the family" moment of triumph. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2mJ3qH5
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