A wee vent .. I am so sick of having to hide what I feel, having to pretend my son has some sort of "condition", having to watch who I talk to and what I say abt DS10.. and now DS6 .... when did it become OK for other people to judge me or my children ?
I think everyone judges everyone else, just human nature, but they are under no obligation to share their judgments with you, and you have no obligation to socialize with folks who aren't supportive of you and your family. Reminds me of the saying 'Take what you like and leave the rest.'
I wonder if you are living in a 'low diversity' and 'high competitiveness' neighborhood. I do better when talking to folks in general in higher diversity of experience/lower competitiveness settings. If everyone has their own thing, then they tend to be less judgmental of my 'thing.'
Even if you can travel to 'Gifted Events' twice a year, that may be enough to put you in a better frame of mind. We are real. We exist. We just aren't the majority.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
