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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 656200" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>Hi Lil, I have been reading along.</p><p></p><p>He MIGHT fail.</p><p></p><p>Or he might get up there and actually find his niche and flourish.</p><p></p><p>Or he might flounder around and somehow scrape by.</p><p></p><p>And he might do any one of those things with a crappy attitude, just like you and I get things done when we are feeling less than chipper.</p><p></p><p>And if your son is anything like mine (or my husband, or my daughter, or even ME) the more you try to to pry him out of it the harder he will entrench himself. I have found it best to just let it be.</p><p></p><p>Of course, that doesn't apply in situations like the car ride the other day. Those moments bring out the worst in all of us, because as Echo said they touch on our deepest fears. Those are the kinds of times when we CAN'T just let things be. That wouldn't be right either. Some things you can't let slide. And sometimes it comes out stronger than you might have intended, but that is what happens sometimes when we care deeply.</p><p></p><p>But as far as how he is right now, I think it's OK for him to feel whatever he's feeling. It doesn't mean he's going to fail. I think it is a good thing to expect some bad days now and then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 656200, member: 17720"] Hi Lil, I have been reading along. He MIGHT fail. Or he might get up there and actually find his niche and flourish. Or he might flounder around and somehow scrape by. And he might do any one of those things with a crappy attitude, just like you and I get things done when we are feeling less than chipper. And if your son is anything like mine (or my husband, or my daughter, or even ME) the more you try to to pry him out of it the harder he will entrench himself. I have found it best to just let it be. Of course, that doesn't apply in situations like the car ride the other day. Those moments bring out the worst in all of us, because as Echo said they touch on our deepest fears. Those are the kinds of times when we CAN'T just let things be. That wouldn't be right either. Some things you can't let slide. And sometimes it comes out stronger than you might have intended, but that is what happens sometimes when we care deeply. But as far as how he is right now, I think it's OK for him to feel whatever he's feeling. It doesn't mean he's going to fail. I think it is a good thing to expect some bad days now and then. [/QUOTE]
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