I have been struggling with this for a while, and have not been able to find others who have a "cool" kid, so I thought I would reach out to you. I feel bad because sometimes having a gifted little one makes me sad.
I have come to believe that it is because we are celebrating milestones years early. He turns four this week and I am a bit overwhelmed by what the year may bring. For his third year of life, he learned all his sounds, taught himself how to write, began reading and spelling, began addition and subtraction.
We have all the usual "cool" kid challenges of not enjoying kids our age and so forth. Sometimes I just want to hold him and tell him to slow down. I know this is who he is and I love every ounce of him. It is just sad to see your little person struggle with such big parts of life, especially when others don't understand.
I would love to hear any words of wisdom and experience.
Fondly,
Gavsmom:)
