It was a knee-jerk reaction I had to a group of people poking fun at parents of gifted children. This particular group of people seems to think that gifted children are a myth made up by parents who need to feel special. So, because this group feels this way they were laughing at some concerns that parents of the gifted have (i.e. embarrassment of having your child do XYZ thing before other children and dealing with others reactions, worry over schooling choices, dealing with teachers who are less than helpful...) I kept my mouth shut because I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere with them but my original question was my reaction. After my knee-jerk reaction I started to think about it more and wondering if it only seems harder because I am the one doing it or what.
