I think that gifted children are far more sensitive to 'fairness' issues because they see themselves being treated differently by others so it is a very direct experience. Coupled with a mind that is constantly set to over analytical overdrive means that this is an easy mental vortex to fall into.
It is one that I remember only too well from my childhood. Eventually, I learned that the World is an imperfect place and that it is imperfect in such an infinity of ways that it isn't worth obsessing about.
Please don't see my original post and flippant - far from it - the 'vortex' caused me a great deal of stress, conflict and unhappiness as a child. I made efforts to 'straighten things out' when my DD began to fall into the pattern of over analysing whether or not every single thing was fair.
Am I the only 'POGO' that gets 'flashbacks' to their own childhoods when they read about the experiences of other gifted children from other parents and see their own offspring going through a lot of the things that they themselves went through?
Last edited by madeinuk; 03/26/13 08:28 AM.
