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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just a vent. I know it’s normal, average is what most people are. I was a great student and got good grades but I am completely average if not below average as an adult. I keep telling myself that but it doesn’t help much. I just need to come to terms with the fact that my 6th grader is very average and let go of my fantasies for his futute.
He used to have very high scores for reading but he just casually told me his friend got a higher score. I said good for him and said if he also wanted higher scores he needed to expand beyond manga a bit, but that’s up to him. He basically stopped reading anything except manga like things (some of them are actual texts though) and comics. 
He just wants to play videogames. I have him do athletic activities to stay fit but he is neither a fan nor great at any of it.
He is not into music and I have no desire to push him
He likes art and he is always welcome to do stuff but he doesn’t want to take any classes as he thinks he is good enough as it is (not true)
I just want to avoid taking out my disappointment on him. He got into the top track for math but I have a suspicion that he is one of the weakest students there. 
I do praise him a lot, and I try really hard not to show resentment of his tastes (YouTube, videogames, memes). I try to appreciate his more tasteful choices like manga and art. But it’s so so hard for me.
Maybe there was something that worked for you?[/quote]

My child has learning disabilities. I would kill for average. [/quote]

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