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[โ€“] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think the difference with his guitar playing and drawing was that he probably just didn't enjoy learning guitar. Tons of people buy an instrument to only learn later that they didn't like it as much as they thought. Not trying to say you don't know your kid, just pointing out that learning an art requires an interest to put into it. It can definitely be frustrating to realize that you aren't as interested in the learning process of something you had dreams of being good at.

[โ€“] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

I hear what you're saying, but I honestly think it was just motivation and maturity. I gave you two examples, but there were a number of things that he got very frustrated about when they didn't come easily. Some were school subjects, so he didn't have a choice and had to keep pushing at it, and would eventually get there. In fact, he didn't learn those things more slowly than anyone else, it was just that he was used to getting things instantly.

There's zero doubt in my mind that he would enjoy the guitar, but he wasn't mature enough to get past the initial frustration at the time.