I'm not even sure this behavior is gifted specific. I just spent the weekend camping with 6 families - 12 adults, 12 kids ranging in age from 3 to 7 (yes - it was a bit insane!). We all noticed that our kids at all age ranges reacted much more positively when someone else's parent asked them to do something rather than their own parent. Most of these kids were probably at least MG, but it just seems pretty standard behavior from what I've seen. And Pud is quite a little guy yet isn't he? This seemed especially prevalent from about 2 to around 4 with both my kids. DD just turned 4 and still loves to play mind games with me. She has regular extremely dramatic displays at home she'd never have anywhere else.
