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<blockquote data-quote="--Eleanor--" data-source="post: 61462" data-attributes="member: 3620"><p>Hi Alison:</p><p></p><p>I can so totally relate to your experience--I've been there, too. Last year, when I was the chairman of a board of a professional group, I had the experience of taking my difficult child to a "family night" barbecue. Although I wasn't the hostess, I was expected to meet and greet everybody. My greetings were along the lines of "Hi how are ya gotta run my kid is playing with the jets on the gas stove bye!!!" I experienced some "wow your kid is a holy terror" looks, but also (after dashing madly around looking for him and finding him quietly playing Nintendo) some of the "what's wrong with you--your kid is perfectly normal but you're bonkers" looks, too. </p><p></p><p>It really is not that I worry too much about what everybody thinks--either they understand or they don't--but it is exhausting! I must admit that I avoid those kinds of things whenever possible, now, while still trying to make sure that my son has a decent social life.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="--Eleanor--, post: 61462, member: 3620"] Hi Alison: I can so totally relate to your experience--I've been there, too. Last year, when I was the chairman of a board of a professional group, I had the experience of taking my difficult child to a "family night" barbecue. Although I wasn't the hostess, I was expected to meet and greet everybody. My greetings were along the lines of "Hi how are ya gotta run my kid is playing with the jets on the gas stove bye!!!" I experienced some "wow your kid is a holy terror" looks, but also (after dashing madly around looking for him and finding him quietly playing Nintendo) some of the "what's wrong with you--your kid is perfectly normal but you're bonkers" looks, too. It really is not that I worry too much about what everybody thinks--either they understand or they don't--but it is exhausting! I must admit that I avoid those kinds of things whenever possible, now, while still trying to make sure that my son has a decent social life. Best wishes! [/QUOTE]
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