Then I came to the conclusion that this site must have a higher ratio of parents of HG+ children. After all, the need for support rises the more GT (and hence, atypical) your child is, so more parents would be seeking advice and camaraderie on a fabulous site like this.
Sometimes I feel like the mom on here who doesn't quite qualify, and my kids aren't really THAT smart. Then my DB told me his DD5 is still learning her letters (really?? That blows my mind!).
So what's the consensus -- are there a lot of parents of HG+ children banging around this site???
(Guess I'm still in some GT denial, too. And I can't quite get over the fact my children are that atypical.)
Welcome to GT Denial-Land!
My son is PG according to Davidson Young Scholar purposes, but when one takes into account his ADD, which does complicate things, I think of him as HG in most contexts.
This board is organized by Davidsons, which skews it towards PGlets - so yes, I think your feeling that this pond is 'stocked' with some pretty unusually gifted kids is correct. Every LOG of Gifted is welcome to post, but my guess is that most of the majority of gifted folks find the stories 'too unbelievable' to hang around much.
I would go so far as to say that if you mostly enjoy being here - you belong here! (There are plenty of other websites dedicated to parents of gifted kids.))
Love and More Love,
Grinity
