I hear you.
I just want my family to think my kids are great no matter - not because they are brilliant or beautiful or the best - but because my kids are their grandkids. My family (both sides) had the opposite reaction of yours upon learning that my ds was reading at 2: that somehow I was "forcing him to learn" and most likely ruining his childhood and scarring him for life. Nice.
My dd2.5 only knows a few letters and does not seem the least bit interested in reading/math the way her brother was. I'm convinced she'll be JUST FINE.
If your in-laws don't cool it, maybe your dh needs to politely tell them to knock it off and enjoy your son for who he is and not what he does.
Last edited by Evemomma; 09/20/12 10:23 AM.
