Snowgirl, you wrote,
"I suggest at least considering the possibility that some of your siblings may have had learning disability types of issues that caused them to seem average ..."
I'm pretty sure that two of my siblings have learning disabilities. One went to a special school, and the other passed on certain traits to her daughter, who WAS identified as LD.
My understanding of "gifted" might be very wrong, but I have never really seen anything in my siblings to make me think they have that type of potential. If they do, and it's just been suppressed by personality or access to the right opportunities, that is very sad indeed. As adults, none are doing anything especially "focused" in one area ... arts or hobbies or interests. All five are in low-skill jobs (retail clerk, etc.) and spend their free time watching TV.
That might be really elitist and I apologize in advance if it does. I know gifted people who work in "low cognitive" jobs ... however, they were high-acheiving in school.
I just don't see much curiosity AT ALL in my siblings. Conversation topics are very very limited. No anecdotes, no "that reminds me of the time that ... "
Anyway, I'll stop now before I say anything else that might be offensive.
"Master of none," thanks for the link.
Jen
