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You're not completely correct. I am 100% sure I created the right environment to nurture a love of classical music and books! And as a result, since they like doing those things, we can pursue what I wanted them to do all along. If I had a child who hated reading, I would check for dyslexia. My son with special needs does not have dyslexia.

I don't view parenting as "let the chips fall where they may" kind of thing. No. [b]I want my children interested in certain things[/b], and I paved the way for it a long time ago. I am also prepared to support other activities for which they develop affinities and that I did not plan for.
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They have been, in all the topics I wanted them to be, except drawing and art in general. So I spent 5 minutes being sad about that, then moved on. One of them is still interested in art history (because it's history), so I'm thankful I can still talk art through that.

I am a flexible person, so if my children were not interested in ANY of the things I wanted them to be interested in, I would get over it. My firstborn had special needs from birth, and for a while I mourned the loss of what might have been, and was fearful of all the extra work/therapies/appointments we would have to shoulder. But this is Life. You are dealt a hand, and you deal with it as best you can.

This is probably why I'm a Tiger Parent. I feel the need to maximize the potential of the hand I have been dealt, because I've been given so much, I can't waste all these gifts.
I can't just throw up my arms and say: "Oh, it's so hard holding back and letting them make their own mistakes! I force myself to say nothing and drink a mimosa at the spa!". No. I would rather be in the trenches all day long with my kids. It makes me happy, and I think it makes them happy. My mother was the same way with me, and I appreciate her commitment and passion and all those moments spent together.

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