Parents should not give up on their children
Lily's daughter is a great artist but is not good at math and English and might have to redo 6th grade again because of that.
Lily wants to stop worrying about her daughter's grades.
Lily decides to focus on the things her daughter does well and starts praising her for her art.
Lily decides it's useless to believe her daughter will ever amount to anything and starts ignoring her.
Lily's daughter feels supported and starts thriving at school.
Lily's daughter feels abandoned by her mother and her grades get even worse.