I'm starting to see the whole "but you work with him/her" thing as a tool to use to deflect other parents' resentment of giftedness.

They want to think that? Fine by me. I no longer care (sometimes wink ). I have the added "benefit" of having a kid (DS8) with issues who I actually need to work with (fine motor practice, curriculum review because of attention difficulties, etc), so they tend to think "oh she has to help him"

I heard it A LOT with DD9 when she was little.. "but you work with her" (um... not really... it's kind of the other way around) ...and "hey can you teach my (3 year old) to read too?" (um... not really... I'd love to take the credit, but...)

A huge hot button phrase for me is: "I just let my kids be kids"

(insert profanity from me here)

Anyway.




Last edited by CCN; 08/31/12 12:41 PM.