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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 244002" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Daisy,</p><p></p><p>I definitely hear you, and sometimes, I too, find myself going there. I believe it's only natural and normal to grieve for "what might have been" when we look clearly at the obstacles that our dear difficult children face in life. All parents want the very best for their children. This I know to be true.</p><p></p><p>However, I also know that no matter how positive the other parents' situations look, they all have their issues to deal with. We live in a small community and our boys have gone to small schools with small classes - the same kids from pre-K to the 12 grade. Along the way we have seen this play out. Three of our boys' classmates have died - two of Cancer and one in an automobile accident. Three children in our community were hit by cars the year that difficult child had his accident. One of them sustained a very severe traumatic brain injury. Several of their classmates have dropped out of school before graduation, sad to say. And most notably, the boy next door refused his medications, left home, and came back last year and murdered his Dad and Grandad, three days after Christmas. We never knew that his family was having any problems at all until this horrible event occurred. I still can't believe the little boy who used to play on my son's soccer team did this unbelievable thing...</p><p></p><p>I always keep this information in mind when the going gets tough at our house. Yes, we have troubles aplenty - but they are our troubles and we're finding our way through them. difficult child is one incredible dude - even if he is my son <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 244002, member: 3704"] Daisy, I definitely hear you, and sometimes, I too, find myself going there. I believe it's only natural and normal to grieve for "what might have been" when we look clearly at the obstacles that our dear difficult children face in life. All parents want the very best for their children. This I know to be true. However, I also know that no matter how positive the other parents' situations look, they all have their issues to deal with. We live in a small community and our boys have gone to small schools with small classes - the same kids from pre-K to the 12 grade. Along the way we have seen this play out. Three of our boys' classmates have died - two of Cancer and one in an automobile accident. Three children in our community were hit by cars the year that difficult child had his accident. One of them sustained a very severe traumatic brain injury. Several of their classmates have dropped out of school before graduation, sad to say. And most notably, the boy next door refused his medications, left home, and came back last year and murdered his Dad and Grandad, three days after Christmas. We never knew that his family was having any problems at all until this horrible event occurred. I still can't believe the little boy who used to play on my son's soccer team did this unbelievable thing... I always keep this information in mind when the going gets tough at our house. Yes, we have troubles aplenty - but they are our troubles and we're finding our way through them. difficult child is one incredible dude - even if he is my son :). [/QUOTE]
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