Showing posts with label talented. Show all posts
Showing posts with label talented. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

My Gifted Son

Dear WISY,

I am the mother of five children.  I started very young and I had to struggle to raise them to this point.  My last child is very gifted.  He is talented beyond belief and I am not just singing his praises because I am his mother.  He truly is a talented boy.

He has the ability to hear a song a few times and then play it on the piano.  He composes his own songs without a formal lesson in music.  He has the ear for music and I would like to see him use his talent to take him places.  The problem is, I don't have the funds to do so. 

The family I work for have taken a special liking to him and wants to informally adopt him.  They would like to see him on a world stage one day and I know their finances can give him the opportunity to do so.  

However, I have mixed feelings about letting go of my baby.  I don't want him to forget us and I certainly do not want him to look down on us given his new lifestyle.  I don't want him to feel abandoned and I don't want my other children to feel inferior to him.  There is a lot going on in my mind as I try to make the best decision.

If you were in my shoes, what would you do?

Signed,
Mother of a Talented Boy