Wow...just WOW! I'm here for the first time. We are in the process of getting DD tested. I was hoping to find something about grand-parents, but I had no idea I would see my exact story (sans previously depressed kiddo) here! I think the same thing--DH folks can't/don't want to wrap their brains around this as it might draw light to the fact that their own child suffered and they did NOTHING! I will have to look into this book myself now. I was just going to print out some stuff I found online about it, but I'm certain they don't trust the internet <gasp>! I'm this close to just telling them to mind their own business, but I hate drama. The worst part is they think they've had a break-through since we just put DD in a charter school after virtual schooling her for the past 2 years. From their recent reactions to this switch it's apparent that they never really supported the school at home idea as much as they pretended to. The irony is, I never would've switched her if I'd considered the giftedness thing first. I thought maybe she had ADD and that I would need the support of the school district to have her diagnosed--DUH! Now I feel as if I've thrown her to the wolves. Well, at least we only set a trial period for "real" school so if it's not working we'll just bring her back home to learn. That ought go over well with DH parents! Grrr...who would have thought being a parent would be so tough at times!?
