GC would never guess that...

[christiangirl]

^^^Sophomore year of HS, I had a 1.9 even though my IQ was in the gifted range. I was terrified to do my best and fail so I failed things on purpose. The accolades didn't come until I was able to get past that.

[excelblue]

... my parents were completely clueless on what I had done when I told them I joined a fraternity.

They literally had absolutely no ideas on what GLOs are, none of the stereotypes and none of what they actually are. It was a completely blank slate for my mom, and my dad said "they're related to undergrads in college, right?"

The blank slate was really interesting to work with.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

^^^Sophomore year of HS, I had a 1.9 even though my IQ was in the gifted range. I was terrified to do my best and fail so I failed things on purpose. The accolades didn't come until I was able to get past that.

That is an indicator of a gifted child. My state doesn't do IQ testing when we are looking for gifted students, but indicators like that would have you nominated for GT.

We are allowed to nominate ourselves for GT. Had I not been in GT already, I would have been "that girl" who would have nominated herself. lol.

[PM_Mama00]

I, too, sleep with my teddy bear. I got Mr. Bear when I was born. He's 29 years old. He started out as Wish Bear. Now, he's missing fur. The puff of hair on his head is gone, as is his patch. The heart on his butt no long says Care Bear. His eyes are completely white. His arms and legs are falling off... they've been sown back on plenty of times. He's still my best friend.

Despite growing up well off, my parents grew up and started poor. Yet, I've been working since I was 16 (not during the school year because I played sports). This is the first time I've been without a job since I turned the legal working age.

I secretly want to be a hair stylist but it's not a secure job and I have the beginnings of rheumatoid arthritis so I would never make it.