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I didn't want to hijack Nomad's thread in WC...
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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 136584" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Like many of the parents on this Board, I have a foot in both worlds - easy child and difficult child. This has been a personal struggle for me on many levels. For years, before difficult child was diagnosed, and before he was in his accident, I came down pretty hard on him. I'm definitely not proud of that fact. I often "let" myself feel bad when the parents of his peers would , and rightfully so, brag about their children. I just knew that somehow, someway I was a failure as a parent. And, trust me, people around me in my life at that time were quick to point out my shortcomings.</p><p></p><p>I'm working on making my peace with this situation, and it will be a work in progress for some time . One thing I am sure of now, though. difficult child is an incredible hero in my book! Not that he can do no wrong, but his accomplishments are different. When he makes a "C" in a class and he's really learned something in the process, I celebrate his accomplishment. He has so many layers of issues to work through his "C" is equivalent to someone else's A+++++. </p><p></p><p>Wherever he goes in life and whatever he accomplishes , I will be enormously proud of his never failing efforts. And you know what, I am proud to share those with everyone in my social circle. Not in an "in your face" way, but in a simple declarational way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 136584, member: 3704"] Like many of the parents on this Board, I have a foot in both worlds - easy child and difficult child. This has been a personal struggle for me on many levels. For years, before difficult child was diagnosed, and before he was in his accident, I came down pretty hard on him. I'm definitely not proud of that fact. I often "let" myself feel bad when the parents of his peers would , and rightfully so, brag about their children. I just knew that somehow, someway I was a failure as a parent. And, trust me, people around me in my life at that time were quick to point out my shortcomings. I'm working on making my peace with this situation, and it will be a work in progress for some time . One thing I am sure of now, though. difficult child is an incredible hero in my book! Not that he can do no wrong, but his accomplishments are different. When he makes a "C" in a class and he's really learned something in the process, I celebrate his accomplishment. He has so many layers of issues to work through his "C" is equivalent to someone else's A+++++. Wherever he goes in life and whatever he accomplishes , I will be enormously proud of his never failing efforts. And you know what, I am proud to share those with everyone in my social circle. Not in an "in your face" way, but in a simple declarational way. [/QUOTE]
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