The new Pope, Pope Leo, grew up one of three sons, one of whom turned on the TV in his living

room recently and realized his little brother had just been chosen for a job with a global

reach.

Shock, disbelief, a whole lot of pride, a whole lot of, is this for real?

Now what are we going to do?

That kind of stuff, because this is an awesome responsibility that we have to live up to,

that he has to live up to.

People are going to be watching him from now on, closer than ever, and maybe us too, the family.

The odds of raising even one child who is world-class good at something are maybe not so different from being struck by lightning. But there are families in which multiple siblings beat those odds

to reach the greatest professional heights.

From KERA in Dallas, this is think.

I'm Chris Boyd.

Think of the Bronte sisters, the brothers Emmanuel, Ari, Rahm, and Ezekiel,

and all the musical Marsalis's, how does it happen that lightning

strikes twice or three times or more within the same generation? It makes you wonder whether

the rest of us parents could be doing something different as we bring up our children. Susan

Dominus has wondered about this for years, specifically as the mother of fraternal twins,

for whom parents may feel a special obligation to keep the playing field even.

Susan is a staff writer for the New York Times magazine, and her new book is called The Family

Dynamic, a journey into the mysteries of sibling success. Susan, welcome back to think.

Thanks so much for having me back. It's such a

pleasure to be here. Most parents would rightfully consider their children successful if they just

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