re: re: re: CAH females and assertiveness
Dec. 5th, 2003   9:12pm

I have two salt wasting CAH children and I am a nonclassic.  I also have a child who is a female carrier of one CAH gene and one normal gene.  My husband carries two mutations on one gene and one normal gene.  He is very calm, soothing mild mannered man.  My SWCAH son is exactly like him, even in temperament.  He is polite, quiet, thinks before he speaks, does well in school, etc.  My older daughter has that strong personality you were talking about though.  I taught her that it meant that she was a leader, but she had to use her leadership qualities for good and not to boss people around and for her whim.  She still needs reminding and gets moody but that’s just her personality and she’s not a CAH’er.  Her little sister (Salt Waster) is of the exact same mold.  Morgan was loud just like Kaye’s daughter in the nursery.  In fact when she was born she pretty much came out screaming.  My mom said "wonderful!  We have a cheerleader!!"  My OB/GYN doctor’s first comments after its a girl were "at least we know her lungs work perfectly!"  (she was born early).  Sure enough we gave her an outlet for those loud lungs and she was a cheerleader for three years. 

Now she uses her leadership skills combined with her big voice at school.  She is in the student counsel and has to give classroom speaches to several classes on the events at her school.  She doesn’t even flinch.  Once in the first grade when she was in the talent show at school to do a singing and dancing routine and I asked her if she was nervous in front of the big crowd of people and she looked at me funny and said "why?"  She’s just got a very "big" personality for a little person.  I try and mold her according to the bible and the Lord and I have some big discussions about her (she makes my hair gray), but given the right circumstances I think it’s just her gift to be a leader. 

So Danny, I think it’s just Ginny.  I don’t think it’s related to CAH.  The good thing about leaders though is you know where they stand on things.  I’ve taught Morgan that its very wrong to make fun of people and when she sees someone getting picked on, it’s in her "big" personality to step in and say "stop that!  That’s not polite, how would you feel if someone did that to you?" 

People know where she stands on things, as long as they’re the right things I think you’ve got a leader.  Speaking from experience, I’ve got two of them and they’re both pistols, but I fear for the men who will have to marry my daughters.  I pray for them already, that they will be emotionally strong boys!

Good Luck!

AdinaH
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