Unfortunately labels drive us toward thinking of our children as some kind of freaks.
Uh, well...wow. I disagree. Strongly.
I have never and will never think of my kids as "freaks," and no word could ever lead me to that end.
Words are just words. The word "gifted" is neither a positive nor a negative term. It's a neutral, descriptive word. It's like calling a child "blonde" or "speedy" or "short-waisted." It doesn't contain any kind of judgement. People and context bring that to the term. It can just as easily mean "brilliant and charming" as it can "freak."
I'm not sure why that's where you go with the word, but it's not at all where I go with it! You do not speak for me in that "us" you're using!
