Oddly I've always had a hard time talking to my in-laws about this and my husband was a PG gifted child who did an unusual trajectory through H.S. (And in general I get along with them.) You would think they would be sympathetic. But I get feeling they think it's competition, or putting down my nephews who are both bright boys who do well in school. This might be in part my BIL was one of those gifted but overlooked kids since my husband got all the notice. And when they look back in retrospect they regret not giving him more notice. Another issue is they just don't really see how different things have changed in H.S., applying to colleges and finding summer employment.
