Wow, I hope you're not serious -- this kind of intense parental pressure is much more likely to detonate in early adulthood than it is to generate whatever the

Wow, I hope you're not serious -- this kind of intense parental pressure is much more likely to detonate in early adulthood than it is to generate whatever the hell it is you're trying to generate. There are many examples of prodigious kids that have profound struggles in adulthood, but one particularly poignant example is Todd Marinovich[1], who has since become an excellent speaker on the peril of pushing youngsters too hard. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Marinovich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Marinovich