The conversation on the way home from a Parent-Teacher Conference this morning.
Me: "People see something of value in you. Your teachers could have wrote you off. They could have said oh well, this kid doesn't want to learn. Heck with him. But instead they try to work with you, encourage you and support you. They see something of value in you."
Pickles: "How come all of you see it and I don't ?"
Me: " Perhaps you don't know what to look for."
He won't even give himself a chance. How do I teach him or help him to discover what he is capable of if he won't even give himself a chance ?
He loves being successful as long as he doesn't have to work at it.
I like him. He's a good kid. He's fun to talk to. He's calm, even-keeled, and loving. He's charming and charismatic. He CAN be successful. He could become anything he wants.
Why can't he see himself the way other people see him ?
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I think the same thing about a few of my kids. I just keep on trusting that something is going to "click." I'm sure it will.
I hope so, Christine. I see so much potential in my son. Maybe it'll click as he gets older and matures a bit.
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