tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post7515543881177977115..comments2023-09-30T08:18:57.378-05:00Comments on Pipecleaner Dreams: Eating Out of Trashcans is not a LifeAshley's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621835327282616218noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-76044106237323858332010-06-16T10:35:51.524-05:002010-06-16T10:35:51.524-05:00FWIW I think you're doing the right thing for ...FWIW I think you're doing the right thing for the summer. My youngest, who has a nonverbal learning disability, has been determined to get into the music industry. Initially, as a singer. She has a nice voice but that nice?? And she was struggling hugely in school with a lot of I-don't-care attitude thrown in.<br /><br />So I told her I would support her in her dream (by taking her to auditions and such) but if I did that for her, there's something she had to do for me. She had to have a back-up plan in case hers doesn't work out. We made that agreement and now we wait and see I guess. <br /><br />She is only 14 but, even though she still says that when she's out of school she wants to move to Toronto and join Much Music, she is becoming a better student, putting a little more effort in. I haven't asked her yet what her backup plan is - at the moment, I don't want to rock the boat when things are going better for her. <br /><br />Raising kids (disabled or not) - hardest job <i>ever</i>.Michelle Morgan-Coolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03671529553739362752noreply@blogger.com