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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 363584" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>It definitely gives me pause and some days when I mourn the loss of average life I realize difficult child did me a favor being born first. I had no problem about worrying too much over easy child.LOL. He got no pressure from me about SAT's and grades unless he was being lazy. I understood that some kids have the ability to get to the end of the race in a straight line. Some have to take an alternate path and some get lost for a while. Not everyone blossoms at the same time. The kids who are the stars in high school may never again have life in their hand like they do then. I've seen it several times. They were the best they were ever going to be in high school. </p><p>Hopefully our difficult child's will find their way to enter the race again and get to their own version of the finish line. </p><p>In the meantime, I will talk about my easy child's accomplishments and contemplate his choices because he deserves to be in my daily conversations as much as difficult child is in them. I don't begrudge kids being successful whatever way that is shown. I hope someday to rave about what difficult child is doing in his life. I surely know each of you will celebrate with me because only mom's of difficult child's know about the obstacles they overcame. </p><p>Bean, be sad for the loss of the normal life. I am too. Tomorrow maybe things will look better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 363584, member: 3"] It definitely gives me pause and some days when I mourn the loss of average life I realize difficult child did me a favor being born first. I had no problem about worrying too much over easy child.LOL. He got no pressure from me about SAT's and grades unless he was being lazy. I understood that some kids have the ability to get to the end of the race in a straight line. Some have to take an alternate path and some get lost for a while. Not everyone blossoms at the same time. The kids who are the stars in high school may never again have life in their hand like they do then. I've seen it several times. They were the best they were ever going to be in high school. Hopefully our difficult child's will find their way to enter the race again and get to their own version of the finish line. In the meantime, I will talk about my easy child's accomplishments and contemplate his choices because he deserves to be in my daily conversations as much as difficult child is in them. I don't begrudge kids being successful whatever way that is shown. I hope someday to rave about what difficult child is doing in his life. I surely know each of you will celebrate with me because only mom's of difficult child's know about the obstacles they overcame. Bean, be sad for the loss of the normal life. I am too. Tomorrow maybe things will look better. [/QUOTE]
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