I agree, it's hard to have conversations unless the parent has kids also in the HG/HG+ range. I am very fortunate to have met another mom with kids like mine. The kids get along famously and the mom is great. We can both talk openly about all aspects of our experiences without any sort of judgement.
I almost feel it you can find just one other mom who is having similar issues, it helps so much.
I also don't bring up the academics/GT issues in conversations. I've had a few weird moments when a parent will ask a direct question or two and I feel kind of on the spot. I had a friend of mine who knew the girls had been tested, point blank ask me my daughter's IQ score. That was weird.
It's those times I feel isolated I guess.
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