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Our daughter was 3 at the time. I don't exactly know what prompted her to say this but she asked verbatim "If the devil is the one who causes all the badness in the world, then why doesn't God just annihilate him and everyone could be happy?" We were floored that her little brain could be so analytical and that she would even entertain a thought like this at her age. Maybe she is gifted; I still don't know.

Oh GG!
The negative numbers have to live underground, with the bugs and stuff. And the other numbers live above the ground."

I love that explaination, so that's why they come out mouldy sometimes!

Trin (being touched and random)

Hi Lovemybaby,
My son had similar thoughts at that age, and similar vocabulary! You know, some children are globally gifted and some are gifted in only one area. Sounds to me like, at the very least, your daughter is unusual at "big picture" thinking.
((smile))
Trinity

Oh, so sorry, Trinity I just asked if the gifted excell in all areas. Had I read this post I wouldn't have had to ask. Hmm...how interesting.

Lovemybaby,
Please don't appologise, it takes years to read and absorp and decide if YoU agree with this information. Part of the process is to review what your own life experiences and observations are telling you, and to observe if they shift as you learn more and see things through new eyes. I don't know if you are in the habit to journaling, hard copy or on computer, just go help you have a roadmap through the maze of new ideas. I think of it as posting to myself. We want to hear your thoughts and ideas also, but this process of learning to see the world in a new way is big.

((Big Smile))
Trinity

I thought of this thread last night when DS5 was writing his Valentines. I noticed that they were...wonky. Some were spelled wrong, some were really neat and others were very messy.

Turns out, he was compelled to address each Valentine in the handwriting and style of its recipient. For example, one child writes the "d" in his name backwards and it looks like an "h" instead, and DS very carefully copied that (had to erase a couple of times to get it just right). And if the children leave letters out of their name, that had to be mimicked, too.

Just another reminder that he notices EVERYTHING.

Christi

Christi - I love that story. When I was a kid, I had messy handwriting, but a neighbor sat down with me and listened while explained that "of course 8 should be written twice as big as 4." It helped.

LOL, that's good thinking, Trinity! Makes sense to me that 8 should be twice as big as 4. ;-)

I have to add, it was so much fun reading the Valentines from DS's classmates today. Now I can see that he truly had those names written exactly like the kids write them, especially the backwards "d" that looks like an "h".

Christi