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gifted kid discourse is making me mad bc i think ppl dont realise it goes beyond being sad that you cant read books anymore. its more of trying to let go of the idea that everyone saw you as special, in school and family and among friends, for all the wrong reasons in childhood
all talks with my parents are literally "you WERE a genius." and the problem is that even tho this was NEVER the case, i was raised to BELIEVE i am, and it was SUPPOSED to give me motivation to get better in everything. because hey if im a "genius"' then i shouldnt degrade right?
everyones parents ofc wants them to be the best but it differs when ur parents, school, and friend group all believe u can never fail ACADEMICALLY, but like. childhood subjects arent at all like high school or college so the NORMAL THING is to lack in these later in life
i wouldnt give a shit abt getting average marks in high school if it werent for how dissappointed everyone gets of you!! unlike, say someone whose parents know their level is average, they USUALLY wont be as mad if that kid gets average marks all their life or never reads a book
shit i hear every day:
1. you used to be a genius
2. your books became dusted, you used to read a lot
3. you used to be gifted in everything
4. i dont know where we went wrong with you, you had a set future
& generally im always scared to SAY anything that doesnt sound ""smart""
1. you used to be a genius
2. your books became dusted, you used to read a lot
3. you used to be gifted in everything
4. i dont know where we went wrong with you, you had a set future
& generally im always scared to SAY anything that doesnt sound ""smart""
ig ive wanted to vent abt this for the longest time but seeing mutuals rting the wrongest shit abt being gifted sucks bc its always been a trigger for me and i immediately shut off when i seem any less "smart" than what im "supposed" to be even when i /KNOW/ IM NOT SMART!!!!
honestly idk whats yalls problem but being jealous of someone with gifted kid trauma and thinking theyre saying shit for attention and hoping to be special isnt fucking cool 
