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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 87527" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I've been trying to find a reliable fortune teller for almost 19 years, LOL. No such luck (yet), but if I do find one, I'll send her over here. :wink:</p><p></p><p>Seriously, just from my own experience with- a difficult child, I think our expectations of what their future can/should/will be changes with time. While I initially expected thank you to go to MIT and be a rocket scientist (or something along those lines), given his consistent demonstration of severely impaired reasoning, impulse control, social skills, and general adaptive behavior, at this point if he can live independently and support himself (and hopefully, please God, be content and happy to boot), then that would just be fantabulous. Working at a "gas bar" would be a pretty significant accomplishment for my kid. </p><p></p><p>I think as our kids demonstrate what they can and can't do well, what their strengths and weaknesses are, we get a better idea of what they will be able to do. It's certainly not easy to alter our notions, especially if we were expecting "successful" professionals for adult children, but I think the definition of "successful" has to change as our kids (both difficult child and easy child) grow up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 87527, member: 8"] I've been trying to find a reliable fortune teller for almost 19 years, LOL. No such luck (yet), but if I do find one, I'll send her over here. [img]:wink:[/img] Seriously, just from my own experience with- a difficult child, I think our expectations of what their future can/should/will be changes with time. While I initially expected thank you to go to MIT and be a rocket scientist (or something along those lines), given his consistent demonstration of severely impaired reasoning, impulse control, social skills, and general adaptive behavior, at this point if he can live independently and support himself (and hopefully, please God, be content and happy to boot), then that would just be fantabulous. Working at a "gas bar" would be a pretty significant accomplishment for my kid. I think as our kids demonstrate what they can and can't do well, what their strengths and weaknesses are, we get a better idea of what they will be able to do. It's certainly not easy to alter our notions, especially if we were expecting "successful" professionals for adult children, but I think the definition of "successful" has to change as our kids (both difficult child and easy child) grow up. [/QUOTE]
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