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Resentful feelings for having an unperfect kid. (looooong, whiny and stupid post)
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 536466" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>((((HUGS)))) </p><p>First the easy stuff. It seems to me that this graduation "failure" is more due to his sports than to being a difficult child. While I understand that there still would/should/could be a certain amount of mourning due to it, choosing sports as a career path is a GOOD conscious choice. Most very serious athletes (think Olympic type competitors here in US) don't go to regular schools and don't follow regular graduation schedules. (neither do child actors and I'm not just talking the successful ones) Your bragging rights are in the fact that he's already following his carreer path and will still graduate HS. I think this is MUCH MORE PHENOMINAL than just graduating on time.</p><p></p><p>The rest? is normal mom stuff, I think. Those of us with difficult children probably have it much harder, becauswe there is a certain inherent lack of potential. Trust me I get it. DD1 may never be a "nice" and happy person. BUT I can certainly see her as a VERY successful (albeit cut throat) CEEO or attorney. My point is you take the positives wherever and whenever you find them. Even if they are not the positives you dreamed of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 536466, member: 11965"] ((((HUGS)))) First the easy stuff. It seems to me that this graduation "failure" is more due to his sports than to being a difficult child. While I understand that there still would/should/could be a certain amount of mourning due to it, choosing sports as a career path is a GOOD conscious choice. Most very serious athletes (think Olympic type competitors here in US) don't go to regular schools and don't follow regular graduation schedules. (neither do child actors and I'm not just talking the successful ones) Your bragging rights are in the fact that he's already following his carreer path and will still graduate HS. I think this is MUCH MORE PHENOMINAL than just graduating on time. The rest? is normal mom stuff, I think. Those of us with difficult children probably have it much harder, becauswe there is a certain inherent lack of potential. Trust me I get it. DD1 may never be a "nice" and happy person. BUT I can certainly see her as a VERY successful (albeit cut throat) CEEO or attorney. My point is you take the positives wherever and whenever you find them. Even if they are not the positives you dreamed of. [/QUOTE]
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