The Odd Child Out

Maybe not for all gifted kids, but for ours, it seems like they are always the odd one out. Most boys would rather be out playing sports or more boyish things, but our 2 boys would rather be inside reading or doing something pertaining to music.

You've read about our piano player. When he's not playing the piano, he wants to sing Karaoke, and he tells me he's interested in taking gymnastics.

Our oldest gave up on sports a long time ago. He would rather read read read, play on the computer, or his latest:

DANCE!

It doesn't matter that he's the only boy in the entire dance studio, he could care less! He wanted to dance, and so we let him. He is very open about his likes and dislikes, and he doesn't care what people think. He openly tells people he could care less about sports.

Maybe that's something we all need to learn from these smart kids---that it doesn't matter what other people think, or that you don't have to do the norm.

Day after day I try to get my oldest to match his clothes, or make him change his plaid shirt from his camo pants. He asks me why?? I don't have a decent answer for him. "They don't match! " I say.

"So?" He says. "Why does it matter?" Well, I guess it really doesn't matter. It's just what the world thinks is right or wrong, but really, why does it matter??

Maybe that's part of the brilliant mind--you don't conform to what others think or do. You can make your own decisions and your own discoveries.