You aren't alone. I'm the least bright person in my household, and the one they rely on the most. I have other gifted relatives, but somehow was almost the first to ever graduate from University (there was one other somewhere along the way).
My family doesn't react like your Mom, thank goodness. Not many, at least. Instead I had to deal with a level of awe. I also was confronted with exactly how different my own household is from the way I was raised. My sons wanted to read, and were very book-centred, even as toddlers and preschoolers, and this was alien to my very practical hands-on family. My biggest learning-curve was around the importance of a well-stocked book shelf. My sons take their toys for granted, and it is their books they love and appreciate.
My kids may be smarter, but they don't develop the confidence and sense of security from my IQ. (... and if they want facts, they can go to their Dad. ;-) )
