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absolutely! and i have noticed that DS responds accordingly. You treat him like some weird zoological exhibit he shuts down. Show interest while being impressed or not quizzing him and he will respond. thats the best part of time with his older cousins or being in a gifted school - much less of the you are strange vibe. Although, he is still really different from his peers in his class - and they know it too - but they are less strange about it than some of the other parents who oddly want to tell him, so and so thinks you are the smartest in the class - and so what, why does a 6 year need to hear that from an adult, and why is that the conversation at home that they are having. it might be organic, wow, look at what DS said in class today, but on the other hand sounds like the parent is grilling the kid for rankings!

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"Sex Addicts Double Life"....ROFL!

I don't remember when my son started reading the nutritional information on foods...but he totally ruins my indulgences.

My son started reading at 2. Between 2.5 and 3, he could read all the state names and recognize their shapes. The day I picked him up from his second day at a new preschool/daycare, the teacher exclaimed "he can read! You didn't tell me that!" I just laughed and said something like, "yeah, well he just taught himself. We are amazed too."

She was just gobsmacked that he was actually reading state names from the book they had (he loved reading license plate too at that age).

I get asked all the time how old he is because of all the signs and other stuff he reads when we are out.