Having doubts about daughter's choices

amymariemom23
Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:01:13 +0000

“It is very common for artistic kids to feel like they are alone in a traditional school setting. They are the strange or weirdo kids.”

"Many but not all are part of the LGBTQ communities. Which adds another deeper layer. "

This is exactly where she is at. At 4 years old she asked to start learning the harp. She continues to play to this day. Since it wasn’t an instrument that could be included in the school setting, she has always performed and competed in harp outside of school so she didn’t even get to be with the more music minded kids in school. She is also asexual and feels very connected with the LGBTQ community.

Interestingly, after posting the original post I sat down with her to talk about community college and showed her a program with audio component. I think this shook her since she really wants to go away and she started doing things without my prompting. Not just her final assignments for this year but doing things at home that have required a lot of prompting from me. We’ll see if it lasts! We are planning a trip out there to meet with the disability services and she will be going away for a week to a recording technology summer college program so that might help get a better picture of how she will respond to being independent (she will have to complete a project by the end of the week to present).

Thanks again everybody.