Exactly! That's why I want to learn from the swimming example and make her other settings ones she can thrive in without radically changing her personality.

I think parenting really drives home what *unconditional love* is all about. In an ideal world, I would have wanted my son to behave in certain ways - but do I want him to change himself drastically to follow my tune? Hell no. So I accept and meet him halfway

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I relate to the joy you must have felt when she willingly bent her will to partake in something she enjoyed

I thought you would. I had you in mind when I wrote the post.

It's interesting. She's not exactly fiercely independent, because she does want other people to like what she's doing and join in, she just usually won't bend to accommodate how they want to play.

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Undisciplined

> I relate to the joy you must have felt when she willingly bent her will to partake in something she enjoyed

I thought you would. I had you in mind when I wrote the post.

It's interesting. She's not exactly fiercely independent, because she does want other people to like what she's doing and join in, she just usually won't bend to accommodate how they want to play.