I'm so sorry about what has happened. DH is a genius himself (a humble one), and while proud of the kids, he doesn't usually brag too much about them to the friends. I'd say I'm about average, so I guess I'm a bit more "impressed" with the kids, but I've learned also to keep my mouth shut. Our best friends from church have a daughter who is my daughter's best friend (to a certain extent) who is in special education math, and all regulars other than that, so DD and her on are much different levels. Since they are older than your child (DD is 14, friend is 15), it is very obvious. I guess that has made me more careful of what I say. I mean, it would be severely bragging to tell that my daughter scored a 1920 on the SAT in the 7th grade, when her daughter getting a 920 on the SAT in 11th grade might be a miracle. Yet her daughter knows almost everyone at our church, while DD only has a few close friends who are very intelligent (one was the *winner* of the national geographic bee a few years ago!), and she's afraid to get to know anyone else, because they might think she is nerdy because of her intelligence. Sure, she's smart, but am I really bragging a bunch when a lot of other emotional strain gets added on with her extreme intelligence? I will say that her the family knows DD is very bright, and not very social, and they are *very* kind about the situation. I do know that her mom encourages the daughter to help "include" DD, which, though it might not be exactly what DD wants, I think it is extremely kind that they are trying. I guess this wasn't really much of a reply, but rather a further vent/note.
