I constantly compare myself to others - physically - emotionally - professionally, and it is destructive.
Comparing myself to others often results in a "not good enough" conclusion and lately I've found that my parenting is the comparison du jour.
Cam is in his junior year of high school. This is a time where parents often talk about ACT/SAT scores, what colleges their kids will be attending, how successful their kids will be. How well our kids do in school seems to be the primary way we measure ourselves as parents.
That's a broken barometer for anyone who has a child who struggles academically in school.
Cam will likely not take the ACT/SAT. He probably won't attend a 4-year university, in fact, it will be nothing short of a miracle if I can talk him into a 2-year college or trade school program.
I often feel I am measured far more on his perceived failures than I am on his successes.
At least I do when I compare myself to other parents.
I don't measure up.
His "failures" must be a result of my parenting.
It's the only logical conclusion ...
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