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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear friend,

I am so sorry that when you said your kid was speech delayed at 14 months I said, "I didn't talk until I was 3."  It is true and I kicked myself the moment it slipped out.  I know it was insensitive.  I have been kicking myself ever since and I am sorry if I made you feel bad.  I love your DS and you.  Please don't hold it against me.

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Well-meaning Mom, really.

So sorry for all these things you have heard.  Sometimes people like me blurt out inanities without thinking first.  If it makes you feel better, I feel remorse afterwards....maybe excessively so since I am still cringing months later.[/quote]

Einstein reference mom here.  Your scenario is a little different and not annoying to me.  When it is personalized and you know what the parent is dealing with, it comes across as hopeful and possibly reassuring.  My kid is "just" severely speech delayed.  Plenty of friends have said similar about themselves or their own kids and I genuinely like hearing their stories.  The Einstein thing is just grating because it is so dismissive and eyerolly -- as if we should just sit back and wait for hidden genius to emerge.  Sure, that might happen, but I'm putting more stock in therapy early and often.[/quote]

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