I've got mixed feelings here - remember that the milestone charts are correct, and we are the ones who are in denial about how different from the 50%ile some of our young ones really are.
I grew up in a household were being normally developing was seen as a a bad thing, perhaps the parents were at fault, and not normal. We pretended that we were normal. It wasn't workable.
I am trying to develop the idea that 'gifted doesn't mean better, it just means having different needs.' I don't think it's unusual for intelligent, successful parents to be a bit smug about their strengths - I just don't think it's helpful, or appealing.
I really, really do believe that each child is a gift and a treasure, no matter how they relate to those averages. But if I hadn't been gifted, with a heavy dose of Outward-Directed-Perfectionism, then I don't think the 'we are better' attitude of my family would have bothered me. LOL!
Grinity
