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    Is advocacy wearing you down? Need a pep talk?
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    These were written for parents of children with special needs and may help someone here who's frustrated advocating for a gifted child. smile
    http://mothersday.about.com/od/gifts/ig/Notes-of-Encouragement/
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    As you grow in knowledge of and advocacy for your child's special needs, you are growing in other ways, too -- in patience, in tolerance, in spirituality. There may be plateaus and fallbacks, but your personal growth is nonetheless dazzling.
    Re: Is advocacy wearing you down? Need a pep talk?
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    The moment advocacy begins to wear me down, I consider the possible ramifications of not advocating now.

    Hard to undo a dozen years of little or no challenge after an unprepared kid hits the wall in college.

    Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house. - Fran Lebowitz
    Re: Is advocacy wearing you down? Need a pep talk?
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    thank you

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