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[quote=Anonymous]My 14 year-old also has a health problem that leaves her vulnerable to seeing her whole future change in an instant if (or when, unfortunately-- in spite of the precautions to which everyone agreed she's been hurt by carelessness at school twice and can't ever completely recover) her care isn't handled properly.

It helps our relationship, I guess, that she's now old enough to understand a lot about what she needs to do and has managed to prioritize her health pretty darn maturely lately. But when the troubles started she was 9, and she was very frustrated about having to live with so many more restrictions than her friends.

I understand OP's anxiety, too. After all, there's NOTHING more important than one's child's safety, and it's very hard to have to be the lone mature adult constantly battling a complacent world to ensure it. I imagine that those of you who insulted OP have children with less sensitive health situations and don't have to constantly live in fear of a specific and even fairly likely "bad thing" that could take your child from you if there's just one misstep.

OP, it is a truth nearly universally acknowledged that motherhood is a thankless job. Sadly, you just need to absorb the age-appropriate ingratitude and continue to do what you know you must. One day, your daughter will understand. But you're not doing any of this for the sake of that eventual gratitude-- your doing it so she'll have a future.[/quote]

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