Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Twice Exceptional A major milestone came, passed with little fanfare

I'm all misty-eyed reading this. Where are all you people in my real life??? This has been one of many little things my DD8 uses to compare herself to others and finds herself lacking.

Is there really hope that she might tie her shoes one day? Or, as she likes to point out, will it be redundant in an era of velcro and elastic? If and/or when it does happen, I'll being doing one helluva happy dance, too!

I'm my son's (age 8) den leader for cub scouts. Last year, at one of our den meeting, we sat and taught the second grade boys in the den how to tie a necktie and how to tie a shoelace. Most had no idea how to tie their shoes, mainly b/c everyone has velcro.