A friend of mine has another friend whose two kids have been identified as gifted. Between this other friend and myself, she's inundated with stories and tales of woe about GT.
One day she made a comment that she's "not one of those people who needs her kids to be gifted."
Interestingly, I didn't take offense to this at all, because of the kind of genuine person she is, and the intent with which the comment was made: she doesn't feel like she's "failing" as a parent because her kids are average. We've probably all encountered the jealous and bitter ones, but there are also many parents out there who are very content with and proud of their typical kids.
Last edited by CCN; 02/17/13 12:31 PM.
