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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 448820" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I don't' know the board's original thinking behind it. I'm guessing it was frustrated, tongue-in-cheek, sarcastic humor. This is how I feel most of the time.</p><p></p><p>However, the way I think about it is this: All children are gifts from God, but these are special gifts. Not the obvious joys and expectations most parents think of. Our difficult children give us the gift of insight. Of seeing the world differently and experiencing it differently. Unfortunately, these differences are not always pleasant, but because of that we are FORCED to see all the small joys that often get overlooked by others in day to day living. Also, if it wasn't for difficult children, we wouldn't have this wonderful community.</p><p></p><p>Despite feeling the way I do, and thinking the way I do, I haven't been able to 'label' DD1 as my difficult child in my signature. She really is a GREAT kid. She has an illness that causes problems. And while she is difficult at times, she is not more often difficult than 'regular' kids, but her difficulties are certainly more INTENSE. I still see a great divide between HER and her illness. In my mind they are separate entities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 448820, member: 11965"] I don't' know the board's original thinking behind it. I'm guessing it was frustrated, tongue-in-cheek, sarcastic humor. This is how I feel most of the time. However, the way I think about it is this: All children are gifts from God, but these are special gifts. Not the obvious joys and expectations most parents think of. Our difficult children give us the gift of insight. Of seeing the world differently and experiencing it differently. Unfortunately, these differences are not always pleasant, but because of that we are FORCED to see all the small joys that often get overlooked by others in day to day living. Also, if it wasn't for difficult children, we wouldn't have this wonderful community. Despite feeling the way I do, and thinking the way I do, I haven't been able to 'label' DD1 as my difficult child in my signature. She really is a GREAT kid. She has an illness that causes problems. And while she is difficult at times, she is not more often difficult than 'regular' kids, but her difficulties are certainly more INTENSE. I still see a great divide between HER and her illness. In my mind they are separate entities. [/QUOTE]
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