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Really, I just need to stop caring about what anyone else might think. They don't know my kids the way I do. I know what I need to do, even so...it's difficult for me.

The Jan 8 More Child Blog includes a list of possible problems faced by the gifted child. One of them is:
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A high degree of Norm-referencing. That is the act of comparison of oneself to others.
I hadn't seen that before but it made sense. Like middle school, parenting triggers a great deal of comparing ourselves to others. It seems to be compounded by giftedness, so don't be too hard on yourself. wink