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Well, that didn't last long :(
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<blockquote data-quote="Hope_Floats" data-source="post: 635401" data-attributes="member: 18310"><p>Sometimes it seems as though they don't trust themselves any more than we trust them. They know their history, and perhaps they know that the best predictor of future performance is past performance. My difficult child once failed to complete the final paperwork needed to enter a very good technical program to learn to repair cars that I was willing to help finance and in which he seemed genuinely interested in. When asked why, he replied that he was afraid he would screw it up and disappoint me.</p><p></p><p>I wish I knew how much of that was an excuse not to do something difficult or unpleasant (like put books in boxes), versus a genuine fear of failure that causes such anxiety that they freak out. Only they know, I suppose....and only they can choose to face the fear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hope_Floats, post: 635401, member: 18310"] Sometimes it seems as though they don't trust themselves any more than we trust them. They know their history, and perhaps they know that the best predictor of future performance is past performance. My difficult child once failed to complete the final paperwork needed to enter a very good technical program to learn to repair cars that I was willing to help finance and in which he seemed genuinely interested in. When asked why, he replied that he was afraid he would screw it up and disappoint me. I wish I knew how much of that was an excuse not to do something difficult or unpleasant (like put books in boxes), versus a genuine fear of failure that causes such anxiety that they freak out. Only they know, I suppose....and only they can choose to face the fear. [/QUOTE]
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