Originally Posted by mgl
I'm certainly glad the extremely athletically gifted 3rd grade boy is good natured about playing on teams with my boys and showing them how to do things, the queen bee 2nd grade girl was happy to hold my boy's hand and help him navigate social experiences, and that there are whole groups of non-GT (or even delayed) kids who look out for other kids in ways other than intellectually within a school environment.

There is a deeply compassionate girl in DS10's class who has genuinely enjoyed his company for years. She is a genuine friend to him, and he doesn't have that many-- he is pretty tough to be a friend with sometimes. She means the world to me. I regularly make sure her parents know that they are raising a truly amazing kid, because they are.

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