Anyone here? I think I might have one.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Nope but at times I thought my boys had been left on our doorstep.

Some of the silly stuff they did made my wife and I look at each other and say, "He's not MY son"!

Oh wait, that'd make them "gift", not "gifted".

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

If you think you might, remember this: smart kids have all the answers, truly gifted kids have all the questions.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

My kids were poster children for birth control.

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Jim

Yes.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I thought all children were gifted, with the problem being that many want to return the gifts ...

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Toyota is a leader only because their drivers block everyone behind them. Oh what a feeling.

Define "gifted"...

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Yes my grandson in college.He has a photographic memory,high IQ.Last year learning electrical engineering.He has never needed to study,just reads once,and retains.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

My daughter was accepted at Stanford & Brown among others. She graduated from Brown in 3½ years. She is good at math & music

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"I applaud your elaborate system of denial"

How old is this one? Not sure how many you have.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

As mentioned to me there is a distinction between very smart and gifted. If you are uncertain just give it some time.

You mean like 'GATE'? Both my kids were in that program, , ,

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"I applaud your elaborate system of denial"

"GATE": Gifted and Talented Education

Yeah they like to call it gifted but in reality he's just smart.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

In > 30 years of education I've seen tons of very smart kids and only a handful of truly gifted ones, including virtually all those who were in gifted ed programs. Of the truly gifted I've known, most hadn't been "officially" recognized as such.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting