I have gotten this response from other parents: "Well, if I had the option to be a stay-at-home-mom like you then my child would be just as smart. But I have to work."
Others always assume that I am constantly pushing my DS
This is what we get. That and people telling us that they would never do to their child (pushing them to grow up too fast) what we have "done" to ours.
I know that their children would NEVER do this to
them, either. In the interests of being fair.
LOL.
I got told a LOT about what was "developmentally appropriate" in terms of impulse control, touching/mouthing objects, etc. Long before most people had any idea just how high DD's LOG was, we looked like total helicopter parents.
So they definitely assume that she's a product of parental grooming somehow.
Oh well. I've really let go of most of my angst on this score.
I do recall one exchange at the park when DD was about two, though.
(outraged fellow parent) "You can't stop them from TOUCHING things at this age, you know. That's not developmentally appropriate. It's how kids learn about the world. I would never do that to my child!"
Me:
What? Keep her alive, you mean? Developmentally inappropriate or not, she HAS to ask before she picks things up off the ground. So she does. 
