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Basically, my dad got very angry at me for complimenting my sister about the future. Basically, I told my sister that she was eventually going to become a part of the elite in the U.S.
Frankly, I think that what I said was perfectly reasonable considering that my sister got accepted to MIT and is extremely bright (she got a 1,590 out of 1,600 on her SAT).
That sounds like the sort of daughter a father would be proud of. Don't give it another thought OP. Dad may be feeling the eventual loss of his girl as she heads across the country. He'll get over it.
Basically, my dad got very angry at me for complimenting my sister about the future. Basically, I told my sister that she was eventually going to become a part of the elite in the U.S.
Frankly, I think that what I said was perfectly reasonable considering that my sister got accepted to MIT and is extremely bright (she got a 1,590 out of 1,600 on her SAT).
Anyway, is my dad severely overreacting here?
To be honest, without context, it sounds like a backhanded compliment. Being "part of the elite" isn't always necessarily meant to be a good thing. If you genuinely meant to compliment her, you probably could have worded it differently. Tell her she's likely to be very successful.
The father might be burdened by some sort of superstitious belief that forecasting something positive for the future would jinx it or cause some kind of misfortune. If that is the case, it is probably just best to ignore him as any attempt to dissuade him from his belief would likely be unsuccessful.
His reason, of course, could have been something completely different, but there doesn't seem to be any rational explanation for his anger, so superstition is as good a guess as any as to the cause.
Basically, my dad got very angry at me for complimenting my sister about the future. Basically, I told my sister that she was eventually going to become a part of the elite in the U.S.
Frankly, I think that what I said was perfectly reasonable considering that my sister got accepted to MIT and is extremely bright (she got a 1,590 out of 1,600 on her SAT).
Anyway, is my dad severely overreacting here?
He may not like the idea of complementing someone on what appears to be a very privileged future because nothing is guaranteed in this world, besides, there are too many unpredictable obstacles that can alter any person's trajectory. I hope he is not upset about her SAT score of 1,590 ... unless he himself got 1,600. Congratulations to your sister for her exceptional academic achievement. With a 1,595 I fell just short of 1,600 myself, but sadly that was the aggregate score after having taken it twice.
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