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I'm 38 and don't understand this 100% or have firsthand experience of it. But I can read it. Am I illiterate?[/quote]

You have 34 more years of life experience than a 4-year-old. You're also probably better at abstract thinking than a 4-year-old.

But if you want to think that a 4-year-old is comprehending Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, go ahead. Clearly this child will be ready for Crime and Punishment by age 5, and If This Is A Man by age 7.[/quote]

I'm not the 38yo PP (I wish), but I'm perplexed that you can't believe that this is true.  It is.  There's a vast diversity of humans out there, and some of them are really unusual.  One of mine is.  Kids who are different don't deserve to have their experiences invalidated or dismissed.  They're different.  FWIW, I think that one reason she's like that is just genetic -- it's how my DH's parents describe him as a kid too.  But part of it is she is/was SUPER inquisitive, about big, adult, philosophical and scientific topics.  And we gave her real answers.  We tried kid-level answers, but she wouldn't accept them and keep questioning in more and more precise ways until we couldn't blow her off.  So she learned the stuff she was interested in.  Now, she is absolutely not at that level in other areas (math, social).  But when it comes to reading/critical thinking, she's probably ahead of most 10 year olds.
I'm not bragging, fyi.  I love my other kid (who's not like this) just as much and think she's just as awesome.  Of course my kids are my favorite, but I think all kids are awesome.  I've worked with kids a lot, and I just really like kids.  If you allow yourself to see them for who they are and not try to fit them in a box of what you think all kids are like, they are really interesting.[/quote]

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