Why do DCUMs always need to tell you that her child has a high IQ?

[Anonymous]

It has a way of working into every thread. It just pops in there..."my dc scored blah blah on the IQ test". Also, "dc was reading at 2 1/2"!!!
Think of some other things to brag about. Does anyone have a kid with a cute smile, or a fast runner, or a great gymnast, or an actress, or ANYTHING else.

[Anonymous]

good point.

the young reading thing really irks me although I can't say why

[Anonymous]

The young reading thing doesn't irk me. All it means is that the parents have invested a lot of time in that area. So what? Tiger Woods's dad invested a lot of time in teaching him golf. It's a conscious decision, not proof of genius.

[Anonymous]

The same people also like to drop in asides about which schools their children were accepted at -- "DD attends our local public school, even though she was accepted at several of the Big 3 schools."

Sometimes the asides about schools or scores or reading might make sense in the context of the thread, but usually I think people just post that stuff because they are insecure and feel the need to prove up their worth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The young reading thing doesn't irk me. All it means is that the parents have invested a lot of time in that area. So what? Tiger Woods's dad invested a lot of time in teaching him golf. It's a conscious decision, not proof of genius.

Please. Genius, no. But 2.5 year olds read do read early. All on their own. Without parents "teaching."

What was it that Eleanor Roosevelt said? No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
What was it that Eleanor Roosevelt said? No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Bravo!

[Anonymous]

Who cares? Perhaps the parents are sharing what they feel is relevant information. Perhaps they are just bragging. Perhaps they are testing the waters for what is "normal" or not. Get a grip.

[Anonymous]

My husband and his brother were both tested by their psycho mama for IQ at a young age. She talks about it ALL the time (how high it was, how everyone was so jealous, etc). Hubby (who I love dearly and is very bright) is a college drop-out who really didn't come into his own until he turned 30. Younger brother was a professional student who got fired 3 years ago from his first "real" job and now lives at home doing NOTHING. IQ is a predictor of what exactly? I agree that it is annoying as hell.

[Anonymous]

I have posted that DS read early but that DD did not. So what? Is that offensive? I'm not bragging, and if anything, it shows every child learns at a different pace.

What I find more annoying than bragging, is the bashing, insulting and name-calling. So many moms are so unsupportive and harsh with each other, and only come here to hurt their fellow DCUMs.

I'd rather read about early readers than a mean mommy calling another mom an idiot loser.

[Anonymous]

It is silly. IQ is determined by DNA. Do people brag about DC's eye color, etc? Not to worry. The bragging stops cold when DS knocks up his girlfriend or or DD gets arrested for a DUI.

[Anonymous]

"I have posted that DS read early but that DD did not. "

NOBODY CARES!!

[Anonymous]

You see, there are some children who read early, but most don't. Why aren't we talking about most kids.

I don't know my kids' IQs. I purposely did not let the testers tell me before sending their scores off to the schools. I was not tempted to take a peek b/c I thought that I would drive them in one way or the other if I knew.

I can talk about what I see: my ds might be OCD, and shy. My dd is very pretty, but needs improvement in the area of self esteem. Can't say a word about IQ.
I would encourage more parents to avoid looking at the test scores...ever.

[Anonymous]

Well, the topic was about early readers, so I answered it. Why do you have such issues with it? Are we only allowed to answer the posts you care about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is silly. IQ is determined by DNA. Do people brag about DC's eye color, etc? Not to worry. The bragging stops cold when DS knocks up his girlfriend or or DD gets arrested for a DUI.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who thinks her dc to be a genius. I must say that she does not have much more going in her life. So I tolerate her bragging in this area. She scrambled to get dc reading by his 4th b-day, only after she found out that someone's dc was reading at 3.
But that is ALL she talks about. I mean every day!
I did notice that her dc is not at all creative or funny. He is actually kind of boring. No cute baby talk ever. No childhood type imagination. I don't think that has to do with the parents, he's just like that. I wish that she would put him in a camp or something that had nothing to do with academics. I would love to see the another side of his personality.