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Things I appreciate about having an absent minded, "socially immature" daughter:

- She doesn't yet know how to lie, or at least lie well
- She will wear leggings under her dress
- She doesn't know anything about tv or pop music
- She could still use the men's bathroom with dad in an emergency
- She doesn't bully other kids
- She believes in fairies, santa, etc
- I can sneak in and use the toilet while she is in the shower
- There is no greater treat than cuddling with mom
- I get a kiss before morning school drop off
- she hasn't yet asked for a cell phone
- I get to brush her hair
- She doesn't gossip or call other kids fat or stupid
- She doesn't always pick up on when other kids are talking about her
- she still thinks school is for learning

Please add anything to this list!
Yeah for asynchronous development!
chrys

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- She doesn't want to dress up as Hannah Montana for Halloween
- She enjoys playing with her little sister
- Her favorite reward is a trip to the bookstore
- Requests "Story of the World" CD when we get in the car

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I loved these!!!

-He has no idea that it's "not normal" to not watch TV and loves doing other things to fill his time.
-He thinks the library is the greatest place on Earth.
-He thinks learning is just about the coolest thing that there is to do.

LOL, I agree

Here's a few more...
-He is totally uninterested in superhero's and doesn't get why everyone else likes them
-While he gets our frequent sarcasm, he can still be quite gullible at times
-He doesn't know that girls are supposed to be icky in first grade since he grade skipped K
-He would pick a museum or planetarium over movies or tv anyday
-He still doesn't know any bad words yet (that will be a sad day for us)
-He still laughs and giggles about silly things that aren't that silly to me
-He lets me hug and kiss on him and wouldn't even understand why others would be embarrassed by that
-He doesn't get how different he is from others and doesn't question why he gets different work, etc.
-He would never consider being mean to anyone or making fun of anyone

These almost all apply to my DS too. My step son adores superheros. He thinks he'll be Spiderman when he grows up. My DS has no idea who they are and has no interest in them. It's funny to me to see how different kids are!

DS5 played naked chess against himself this morning, completely unselfconsciously. It made my day.

DS8, studying mammals with Plato science, asked about breastfeeding without any inappropriate giggling or awkwardness. We had such a sweet conversation about my experiences with him and his brother, and he now knows more about the reality of breastfeeding than most adult men do!

Great thread! <like>

LOL about the naked chess Kriston. DS5 could care less if he is naked in front of others. When I bring him clothes to change into even if there are others around he just starts to undress.

That reminds me of last month when he came downstairs for breakfast and explained that he learned about human reproduction in his human body book. He went on to explain all about it in detail...thankfully he didn't get that it has anything to do with sex and didn't question how the sperm and egg get together. Maybe we can wait a couple weeks until he questions that one.

I love this thread!

She wants to be Annabeth Chase for Halloween.
She can't believe that "fashion" was one of the choices for "What topics do you like to read about?"
She still plays with her plastic animals daily.
Her favorite TV show is Bear Grylls but she'd rather play a board game.
She is completely clueless on cliques and just doesn't get why someone would be nice one day and not the next.
She thinks reading is fun.
She said she hopes nobody has bibliophobia.

I love this thread, too! I wish someone had valued me for being socially clueless when I was growing up. It's so great that there are parents like you guys out there!