# Wise Perspective from my 12 year old

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742>\
**Category:** Emotional Health\
**Created:** [January 10, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742 "2026-01-10T03:01:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742/1 "2026-01-10T03:01:48Z")

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I have T1D and my husband has a crazy sleep/work schedule that results in a lot of “quiet hours” in our household. We prioritize keeping a calm household without overscheduling both to protect my husband’s sleep management and to help maintain my blood sugar routines.

This morning, I was talking to my 12 year old on the way to school. I told him that sometimes I feel insecure that maybe my Type 1 Diabetes (as well as their dad’s sleep schedule) holds my kids back from doing things they would otherwise do.

Without missing a beat, my son responded, “Your Type 1 Diabetes PROTECTS us. It keeps us from being overscheduled like every other family at school. We don’t want that.”

I thought that perspective was AMAZING and wise.

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**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742/2 "2026-01-10T03:08:39Z")

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Aren’t they so smart? So much smarter than when I was a 12 year old. That’s awesome perspective. @Liam-M, is always amazing me with his insights.

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742/3 "2026-01-10T04:25:45Z")

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> [@T1Allison](#):
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> I thought that perspective was AMAZING and wise.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/9/90e2912b103a05d86530c5dd01915352c29bfbdd.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742/4 "2026-01-11T02:03:54Z")

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I look forward to that wisdom in my family

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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742/5 "2026-01-14T20:31:15Z")

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Love your 12-year-old!