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"Dad, I'm so proud of myself"
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 74317" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>husband called my difficult child a little while ago to say goodnight and to tell her that he was leaving on a business trip in the morning.</p><p></p><p>She said, "Dad, I'm so proud of myself. I worked on a study guide for my class from 1 to 6 today."</p><p></p><p>Be still my heart! She seems so focused on doing well this time around. The last time she was over here I heard her tell a friend on the phone that even some "idiots" from her high school class had graduated from college. I think that it is sinking in that others have made something of themselves and she was just spinning her wheels.</p><p></p><p>I'm still trying to keep myself from getting too excited and am taking a hands off approach. I almost called her after a math test that I knew she had last week to see how she did but decided not to call. I pushed her to make good grades in high school and although she did, she always complained that I cared too much about grades.</p><p></p><p>So I don't want her to feel like I am pushing now. This has to be hers to do.</p><p></p><p>But I also want to encourage her so I feel like I am walking a fine line here.</p><p></p><p>What do y'all think? Should I keep my hands off approach and just let her share when she wants to or should I call and ask how the test was when I know she has taken a test? She did call after the test to ask me something else and mentioned that she had gotten one of the highest grades on the test.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 74317, member: 1967"] husband called my difficult child a little while ago to say goodnight and to tell her that he was leaving on a business trip in the morning. She said, "Dad, I'm so proud of myself. I worked on a study guide for my class from 1 to 6 today." Be still my heart! She seems so focused on doing well this time around. The last time she was over here I heard her tell a friend on the phone that even some "idiots" from her high school class had graduated from college. I think that it is sinking in that others have made something of themselves and she was just spinning her wheels. I'm still trying to keep myself from getting too excited and am taking a hands off approach. I almost called her after a math test that I knew she had last week to see how she did but decided not to call. I pushed her to make good grades in high school and although she did, she always complained that I cared too much about grades. So I don't want her to feel like I am pushing now. This has to be hers to do. But I also want to encourage her so I feel like I am walking a fine line here. What do y'all think? Should I keep my hands off approach and just let her share when she wants to or should I call and ask how the test was when I know she has taken a test? She did call after the test to ask me something else and mentioned that she had gotten one of the highest grades on the test. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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