I don't think anyone here is ashamed of his/her kids.

Also, I don't think being profoundly gifted is analogous to making a quarter of a million dollars a year. Most people here understand that there are good AND bad things associated with being gifted, but we can't discuss any of this with other people because they only see the advantages and thus perceive anything we say about our kids as bragging.

I wish I could be honest about why I enrolled my son in kindergarten a full year early at a private school instead of the local public school. Instead, I find myself struggling to find some evasive half-truth that won't upset anyone. I've taken to telling people he's going to a junior-kindergarten, not a real kindergarten, which is a complete lie. And believe me, people want to know. People ask me directly where he's going and why. Is it obnoxious to wish I could simply answer them honestly without them taking it personally?