I am a non gifted parent of a child who I believe is gifted (not tested yet to confirm). I know how you are feeling, I lurked and read on this board for months before I ever posted anything. Any time I have posted I have found that the members here are really kind and courteous. I tend to be blunt and have probably offended many people with my own vernacular. If that is the case, I apologize because my heart is always in the right place even if my words come out wrong and I would never intentionally hurt someone elses feelings. And yet, even though I have more then likely made mistakes, I still feel welcome here.
I am glad to be able to read/post and understand more of what my daughter goes through. Sometimes I feel that I have no clue how to advocate for her and reading all of the information here has really helped me to disseminate what is important from the background noise. One thing I have noticed is that really, no one's experiences are identical and there are many many different ways to handle giftedness.
I find that sometimes when I read a post I need to take what I need from it and leave the rest behind.
I do think I have a higher then normal intelligence level (just throwing that out there in a shameless attempt to fit in better...LOL) and honestly, am thankful for that.
