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i'm really, really new here and i often feel shy about posting. until this year, i had been living in a pleasant bubble of denial about my kid until she ran into major school problems in Pre-K. my first post was a cris-de-coeur about how i'd gone to talk to the school about her extreme apathy/depression/desire to quit school - and instead of making constructive suggestions, they accused me of helicoptering/pushing. i desperately needed perspective.

since i apparently couldn't talk to the school frankly, and i couldn't talk to other parents frankly, i did a bunch of research and eventually wound up here. aside from my kid's awesome psychologist, this is the only place i've found where the population treats my reality as, well, reality.

whether i'm gifted or not gifted - this is the one place i never feel crazy.