Gifted Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.

We invite you to share your experiences and to post information about advocacy, research and other gifted education issues on this free public discussion forum.
CLICK HERE to Log In. Click here for the Board Rules.

Links


Learn about the Davidson Academy’s online campus for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the U.S.

The Davidson Institute is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted students through the following programs:

  • Fellows Scholarship
  • Young Scholars
  • Davidson Academy
  • THINK Summer Institute
  • DITD FaceBook   DITD Twitter   DITD YouTube
    The Davidson Institute is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!

    How gifted-friendly is
    your state?

    Subscribe to the Davidson Institute's eNews-Update

    Who's Online
    0 registered (), 0 Guests and 108 Spiders online.
    Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
    Newest Members
    mb60867, Hsuya1, snowleopardsmom, hiker, paularosaline
    11349 Registered Users
    September
    Su M Tu W Th F Sa
    1 2
    3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    24 25 26 27 28 29 30
    Page 109 of 131 < 1 2 ... 107 108 109 110 111 ... 130 131 >
    Topic Options
    #228588 - 03/11/16 06:03 AM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: JBD]
    RRD Offline
    Member

    Registered: 02/04/16
    Posts: 278
    Originally Posted By: JBD
    DD: rolls eyes. I knowwww that. But what does it actually mean, to be happy?


    Very philosophical!

    It's amazing how they always operate on a deeper level, isn't it? When he was 5, DS asked me about plants and when I started to explain their life cycle, he said "No, mommy! I know that. I want to know how the first plant grew. Where it came from." Ah, evolution then. smile

    Top
    #228663 - 03/15/16 12:31 PM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: HowlerKarma]
    Mana Offline
    Member

    Registered: 12/17/12
    Posts: 882
    Before reading Harry Potter Book 1 & 2

    DD5: Oh, Mommy, I know this isn't real. Harry Potter isn't real. Voldemort isn't real. I'm not scared so don't worry.

    After reading Harry Potter Book 1 & 2

    DD5: Mommy, there is a huge problem.
    Me: Yes?
    DD5: They don't have a music teacher at Hogwarts.
    Me: Why is that a huge problem?
    DD5: When I attend Hogwarts, I don't want to have to quit music.
    Me: Why are you attending Hogwarts?
    DD5: So I can become a Gryffindor.
    Me: Are you sure courage is your defining quality?
    DD5: What are you trying to imply, Mommy?

    So apparently, my child who has often been skeptical about Santa believes in Harry Potter. The magic of childhood.

    Top
    #228666 - 03/15/16 12:50 PM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: Mana]
    Can2K Offline
    Member

    Registered: 06/25/14
    Posts: 226
    LOL! So my DD is not the only one!

    She also gave up on Santa Claus very early, but cried on her 11th birthday because she didn't get an owl. :-(

    Top
    #228950 - 03/26/16 08:04 AM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: HowlerKarma]
    aquinas Offline
    Member

    Registered: 11/02/12
    Posts: 2513
    DS4, true to our Canadian heritage, is composing his version of Bob and Doug McKenzie's parody of the 12 days of Christmas.

    "On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

    Three angry Darth Vaders,
    Two frozen anuses,
    And a beer."

    Well, apparently our taste in gifts diverges. Dramatically. I'll keep this on file for his future spouse's reference.

    _________________________
    What is to give light must endure burning.

    Top
    #228961 - 03/28/16 06:04 AM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: aquinas]
    doubtfulguest Offline
    Member

    Registered: 03/15/13
    Posts: 429
    aquinas - that one really takes me back!

    i definitely did the exact same thing as a child with that exact song. i *wish* i could remember the lyrics more than the last line which for some reason was embellished to include a really big operatic finish - "rotten old stinky bananas..."

    i've got one from the other night, when DD heard some details about the film Batman v. Superman...

    DD8: "...But Jeremy Irons was Henry IV - what is he doing in a DC movie? i mean - besides WASTING HIS LIFE?"
    _________________________
    Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor. Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door.

    Top
    #229015 - 03/30/16 06:41 PM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: HowlerKarma]
    JessicaJune Offline
    Junior Member

    Registered: 03/24/16
    Posts: 29
    At the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, I wanted to watch the Disney parade. My DS8 looked at me at one point and said, "All of this noise and these floats are making it hard for me to concentrate on my book."

    My husband and I just burst out laughing, because our friends and family act like we "force" DS to read. They would never believe that he would chiose read at the most magical place on earth! I'm new to this forum, but I imagine that the parents here can relate.

    Top
    #229046 - 03/31/16 02:19 PM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: JessicaJune]
    doubtfulguest Offline
    Member

    Registered: 03/15/13
    Posts: 429
    ha, JessicaJune - yes, i think most parents here would say nearly everyone assumes that we're all strapping our kids down and generally flash-carding to them to death when nothing could be farther from the truth!

    it's good to find your people, isn't it - welcome!

    DG
    _________________________
    Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor. Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door.

    Top
    #229050 - 03/31/16 07:52 PM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: HowlerKarma]
    LAF Offline
    Member

    Registered: 06/15/14
    Posts: 469
    We had so many books in DS11's carry on when we flew to visit family recently that security had to hand search it. On the way back we knew that would happen so he removed his books and put them in several bins, which avoided the wait which a hand search would have entailed. I really understand about the reading thing - my son has tried on numerous times to take books to read at a restaurant. That would be okay except they are huge hardbacks so they take up too much space…

    Top
    #229094 - 04/02/16 08:41 AM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: HowlerKarma]
    ultramarina Offline
    Member

    Registered: 08/24/10
    Posts: 3428
    You mean everyone else's kids DON'T take books to restaurants? smile

    Top
    #229095 - 04/02/16 08:50 AM Re: Not-really-brag-so-much-as-quirky-anecdote thread [Re: HowlerKarma]
    aeh Offline
    Member

    Registered: 04/26/14
    Posts: 4023
    We have table rules, actually, including no reading materials at dinner. 'Cause the whole family dining thing doesn't work quite the same if everyone just sits at the table with their own books in front of their faces! When I was a child, we tried numerous legalisms to get around this, such as reading magazines or newspapers instead of books (which is how the rule became no reading materials, not no books), and laying books or mags open on the floor (not technically at the table!). Exceptions for menus and such already on the table in restaurants, of course.
    _________________________
    ...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...

    Top
    Page 109 of 131 < 1 2 ... 107 108 109 110 111 ... 130 131 >


    Moderator:  M-Moderator 
    Recent Posts
    WISC-V Index Scores & Confidence Intervals
    by OldManDan
    Today at 02:10 PM
    Distinguishing between FACT and OPINION
    by indigo
    09/20/23 08:19 AM
    Help understanding my child!
    by Eagle Mum
    09/18/23 03:32 PM
    3 tactics to mimic any school’s ‘gifted program’
    by indigo
    09/17/23 05:03 PM
    Internal Locus of Control V Equity Student Success
    by indigo
    09/13/23 09:12 AM