Well, gifted comes in all flavors and LOGs (levels of gifted)
A moderately gifted professional might look very rigid and 'not gifted' to a higher log person, and yet that person might feel that they very rarely come in contact with others who are anywhere near their own LOG. Both perspectives are true.
We get in trouble interacting with medical doctors sometimes as well. We've always been told how amazingly smart one has to be to be a doctor, and might still be expecting that. It's just a thing to understand about the world.
I also think that people are deep and wide. So if you ask your GC in a friendly way what inspired him or her to choose this line of work, you may come away with a totally different impression than your friend did. If you come towards people in an open hearted way, ready to appreciate them and ask for help in a non-whiney way you may find a totally different person waiting for you on the other side of the table.
Or you may be squashed like a bug on a windshield. I've had it both ways - LOL!
I've realized that if I stick to my integrity, and keep my eye on the big picture and keep acting like I expect everyone to act from their best selves, that I may or may not get what I thought I wanted, but that being squashed like a bug doesn't hurt any worse than if I went in trying to protect myself. There is no protection from the kind of power imbalance that goes on between parents and school folk.
Hope that helps,
Grinity
