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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I am sorry you are feeling like this. You have to try and stop comparing him to you, your husband and other kids. Like the other posters said - spend time with him in a non pressure environment - play a board game, go for a hike, something where you can intereact with him in a relaxed settign so you can see him for who he is, not for who he isn't. Even if he never finds a calling - there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I would have to guess that most people have never found a calling. Success can happen in many ways. Keep introducing him to new and different experiences - not with the goal of trying to find something he is good at but to find something he likes to do. Think outside of the box for this one - hiking, rock climbing, experiments. Again, not everyone has a passion, but i have to think most people have interests and pursuing these interests is what makes life fun. And what he may enjoy today may chnage next year.
I would worry more about him being happy than successful.

FWIW - my daughter is average and yes, there was a time where I wished she could excel at sports. We went from sport to sport to sport and tried several non-sport activities. Nothing clicked - even though she enjoyed some activities, she just wasn't great at any of them. And - she was unmotivated at school.  Fast forward a couple years, she is still unmotivated at school, but has discovered singing which she loves! She isn't great, but she does it with such passion that people, esp. me, just love watching her perform. The look on her face as she sings is amazing and makes me want to cry. It was then that i realized that whatever feeling she has while on stage is more imprtant than her getting straight A's or being on a winning sports team. I hope things work out for you guys.[/quote]

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