Gypsy Road
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Aw Sulamith, I wish you hadn't have had to go through that. We carry the pain of that kind of neglect through to our adulthood. I'm sorry you had to go through that. I think you are great and enjoy your posts very much. I'm always glad when I see you are on the board.Really, we do not know how much family support JA received. I guess one would have to define support. IMO, paying for her art lessons, piano lessons does not necessarily mean her parents supported her. My "parents" bought me a cheaper (plastic) clarinet when I wanted to join the school band. Even the band director made fun of me and my clarinet because every other clarinet player had one made out of wood. In my "parents'" eyes they supported me. Not once during Jr. High or High School did they watch me march with the HS band, or attend my HS concert band performance or the plays in HS I was in.
Just because JA's parents said they supported her does not mean they did so in a meaningful way.