Jon -- my gifted child is my first -- so I had nothing and no one to compare her to, but now my younger daughter is clearly no where near where my older is, and I am 100% thrilled with that. I honestly think that being hopefully still bright but not gifted is probably the easier road to take in life. smile It is my understanding that in regular society (i.e. college admissions, etc) there is a dimenishing return and just just smart enough is usually enough. smile