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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you perhaps misunderstand her concern years ago, OP? As you describe it here, I feel it was genuine. Also, in the light of her own child dropping out, I think years ago she may have been connecting because she secretly knew her child had a vulnerability.

There are many reasons why a parent wouldn't share that their own child also has issues, and sometimes it's because their spouse is in denial and is forcing a blanket moratorium on the topic. My oldest child has a combination of diagnoses, and I have recognized the same issues in some of his peers, yet their parents are often in denial. Usually the father truly is, and the mother is hesitant about forcing an evaluation and treatment, and therefore does not feel comfortable sharing any of her concerns with outsiders. These are the sort of children who tend to struggle as adults, because they've never received the treatments they needed.

So no, I certainly wouldn't gloat. I would feel sorry for her and her child.
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You think those questions were genuine concern? MYOB about the capabilities of other people's kids. It's obviously barbed spite disguised as concern and people see through it[/quote]

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