I guess for us, giftedness is so universal among my side of the family (myself, all my siblings, my nieces), that the discussion of what level they are at (and, by implication, their level of giftedness) comes up frequently, particularly when it comes to math. My husband, who is also gifted but not raised in the same type of environment, rarely brings up details of giftedness about our kids with his family. We will comment on precocious stories or let them show off their reading, but don't really talk much about what that means. We certainly wouldn't hide it, though. Nobody on either side of the family would look askance at their achievements, nor would they respond as ametrine's dad apparently did...
