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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 669905" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Last Sunday I went to a party. I saw the mother of my Difficult Child's best friend from middle school and high school. She has been very compassionate over the years about Difficult Child, but I asked her about her son, who is my son's age.</p><p></p><p>He has graduated from Clemson and is in a management training program for a large company in South Carolina. </p><p></p><p>He is 26, and has done what we are actually thought our sons and daughters were going to do...I also imagined going to visit my son at college, going to football games, meeting his girlfriend...all of that...</p><p></p><p>I had all kinds of dreams. They were my dreams, clearly, not his.</p><p></p><p>Back to the party. While I was glad to hear---I am glad for her and for him---my stomach sank a little bit hearing that. It is a reminder of how far behind my son is, compared with others his age.</p><p></p><p>I know he has to walk his own path, and that is how it has to be. It just won't work any other way.</p><p></p><p>I guess it is hard to let go of our dreams for our kids. I think we are all in the same boat in this regard. </p><p></p><p>Just trying to accept reality is one of the hardest things to learn how to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 669905, member: 17542"] Last Sunday I went to a party. I saw the mother of my Difficult Child's best friend from middle school and high school. She has been very compassionate over the years about Difficult Child, but I asked her about her son, who is my son's age. He has graduated from Clemson and is in a management training program for a large company in South Carolina. He is 26, and has done what we are actually thought our sons and daughters were going to do...I also imagined going to visit my son at college, going to football games, meeting his girlfriend...all of that... I had all kinds of dreams. They were my dreams, clearly, not his. Back to the party. While I was glad to hear---I am glad for her and for him---my stomach sank a little bit hearing that. It is a reminder of how far behind my son is, compared with others his age. I know he has to walk his own path, and that is how it has to be. It just won't work any other way. I guess it is hard to let go of our dreams for our kids. I think we are all in the same boat in this regard. Just trying to accept reality is one of the hardest things to learn how to do. [/QUOTE]
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