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[quote=Anonymous]My situation is different because my kid has profound intellectual disability and autism. I’ve had to accept:

I love my kid, but I’m not particularly connected to her. I don’t know what she thinks, likes, etc other than a few preferred foods and TV shows. I’ve made peace with the fact that I’m doing the best I can.

I’ve let go of any ego around having kids that are “successful”. My kid will require 24/7 care forever. She isn’t going to the Ivy League like I did.
Honestly, this has probably been really good for my relationship with my more neurotypical kid thay has an average IQ and low processing speed. She gets zero pressure from me about school. I just want her to be a good human.

I’ve accepted that I cannot protect this kid when I die. She will have a high likelihood of being abused. I cannot do one thing about it once I’m dead. I actually hope she doesn’t outlive me but her genetic disorder doesn’t actually create any medical problems.

I mean some of this is just realizing I have almost no control and coming to terms withr that.[/quote]

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