As far as wishing your child was some 'other way' - there is a wonderful article about that issue - here's the link from Hoagie's Page:
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Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley
Though written about a Down Syndrome child, the experience is quite similar when you discover your child is gifted... you thought you would have a "normal" child, and now you have a whole new, different, set of criteria... Welcome to Holland!

This article is one of the ones I try to reread every few years. Off I go...
Grinity


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