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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 571800" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The fall from her unicorn that is going to happen is going to be VERY painful for all concerned. My mind boggles at the idea that she truly believes this stuff. Sadly, it really sounds like her view of herself is this skewed and out of touch with reality.</p><p></p><p>I wonder what, or rather how many, other strange beliefs about her abilities persist in her mind?</p><p></p><p>From what you describe, it sounds like she is working HARD to believe that her fictions are realities. </p><p></p><p>Part of me feels sorry for her. She has dug a hole she cannot possibly get out of and she doesn't want to stop digging because it means she would have to admit her lies. At this point she may even believe them. </p><p></p><p>The teachers and kids at school are going to eat her alive after the show. Esp if the teacher doesn't wise up to difficult child's magical thinking before the concert. Part of me says to warn the teacher, but most of me says to just stay OUT of it until after the concert or her lies are exposed, whichever comes first. difficult child is NOT going to want to go to school after she either refuses to go or she goes and proves that she cannot play at all. She is going to have a lot to answer for, to the teacher, the other kids and likely to the administrators. I sincerely hope that the teacher receives some consequences for just taking difficult child at face value even though difficult child has not ever played even one song after all this time. </p><p></p><p> I would call the office to see when/if a performance is being given at school during that month. </p><p></p><p>I understand and applaud the decision to not alert this teacher and to let difficult child face this music with little help/support/interference from you. Just be careful because she is in no way equipped to handle the truth about herself if she is confronted with it. </p><p></p><p>How can this teacher truly expect difficult child to perform in front of a crowd when difficult child won't come to rehearsals, won't play anything but a basic chord when she does show up, and is so cavaler about the entire thing? This sounds so truly bizarre to me. Do you know if there truly is a teacher who expects her to play for the performance? Does she truly expect difficult child to play, or did difficult child invent that request and find the music herself or take it from a classroom? </p><p></p><p>whatever happens, hopefully difficult child learns a lesson about telling this type of lie. But I won't hold my breath.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 571800, member: 1233"] The fall from her unicorn that is going to happen is going to be VERY painful for all concerned. My mind boggles at the idea that she truly believes this stuff. Sadly, it really sounds like her view of herself is this skewed and out of touch with reality. I wonder what, or rather how many, other strange beliefs about her abilities persist in her mind? From what you describe, it sounds like she is working HARD to believe that her fictions are realities. Part of me feels sorry for her. She has dug a hole she cannot possibly get out of and she doesn't want to stop digging because it means she would have to admit her lies. At this point she may even believe them. The teachers and kids at school are going to eat her alive after the show. Esp if the teacher doesn't wise up to difficult child's magical thinking before the concert. Part of me says to warn the teacher, but most of me says to just stay OUT of it until after the concert or her lies are exposed, whichever comes first. difficult child is NOT going to want to go to school after she either refuses to go or she goes and proves that she cannot play at all. She is going to have a lot to answer for, to the teacher, the other kids and likely to the administrators. I sincerely hope that the teacher receives some consequences for just taking difficult child at face value even though difficult child has not ever played even one song after all this time. I would call the office to see when/if a performance is being given at school during that month. I understand and applaud the decision to not alert this teacher and to let difficult child face this music with little help/support/interference from you. Just be careful because she is in no way equipped to handle the truth about herself if she is confronted with it. How can this teacher truly expect difficult child to perform in front of a crowd when difficult child won't come to rehearsals, won't play anything but a basic chord when she does show up, and is so cavaler about the entire thing? This sounds so truly bizarre to me. Do you know if there truly is a teacher who expects her to play for the performance? Does she truly expect difficult child to play, or did difficult child invent that request and find the music herself or take it from a classroom? whatever happens, hopefully difficult child learns a lesson about telling this type of lie. But I won't hold my breath. [/QUOTE]
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