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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 425385" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Yes, it all makes sense - but the thing is, the people who've GOT the wonderful, successful, model children do not appreciate them. They are not thanking their lucky stars every minute of the day... I sometimes say to friends who are complaining about some really minor thing their child is doing "wrong" that they just don't realise how much worse it could be... and they really don't. On the other hand, as Star said, when our children do something that all the ordinary parents take for granted, it makes our hearts sing... it does mine, anyway.</p><p>But I do understand the grieving for the dream child, or even just the plain, ordinary child... of course I do. I reckon this is a whole path to acceptance of what we have and I personally haven't got to anywhere near the end of it. Also I am not faced (yet and of course I do hope never) with daily violence, crime, drugs, a child being completely lost and seemingly unloveable that some people are faced with - and how would I feel then about it all? Would I have such wise words to say in that situation? I am sure I would not. So... I am just speaking from where I am right now, which is all any of us can do. God grant us strength and the wisdom never to despair totally is all I can say...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 425385, member: 11227"] Yes, it all makes sense - but the thing is, the people who've GOT the wonderful, successful, model children do not appreciate them. They are not thanking their lucky stars every minute of the day... I sometimes say to friends who are complaining about some really minor thing their child is doing "wrong" that they just don't realise how much worse it could be... and they really don't. On the other hand, as Star said, when our children do something that all the ordinary parents take for granted, it makes our hearts sing... it does mine, anyway. But I do understand the grieving for the dream child, or even just the plain, ordinary child... of course I do. I reckon this is a whole path to acceptance of what we have and I personally haven't got to anywhere near the end of it. Also I am not faced (yet and of course I do hope never) with daily violence, crime, drugs, a child being completely lost and seemingly unloveable that some people are faced with - and how would I feel then about it all? Would I have such wise words to say in that situation? I am sure I would not. So... I am just speaking from where I am right now, which is all any of us can do. God grant us strength and the wisdom never to despair totally is all I can say... [/QUOTE]
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