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[quote=Anonymous]It's been touched on a bit in previous posts, but as I start to gear up for a life with my child I have found it useful to start letting go of the standards I once used to measure success. I come from your stereotypical over-achieving background. I had a hard-core tiger mom and measured everything in terms of grades, income, etc. I feel like having a child who isn't going to adhere to those measurements has been somewhat liberating. I can celebrate who he is, not what I think he should be. He'll probably never be at the top of his class, but good Lord can he run. And climb. I'm in awe of his physical stamina, strength, and fearlessness. He's exhausting. He can be in the X Games or something, I don't know. But he's not a lost cause. He can be something. And his SN gives him a chance to venture outside of that box, mostly because he never fit into it anyways. There's so much to be proud of and to celebrate once you look through the right lens. [/quote]
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