But even before the modern media, (IMO) people like Herr Leopold Mozart had given it a bad name, quite honestly.

Cringe-worthy, though. That's how I think of that term.

We all thought that it was adorable when my then-preschooler was telling anyone who would listen to her that she was going to go to college at 12.

It was cute until it started to look (at 6 or so) like she meant to do just that. eek Then it was scary. I don't want to be Doogie Houser's mom.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.