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Her intellectual development was light-years ahead of her so-called peers, while her emotional development lagged far behind.

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If you knew you could change my life with a word, would you speak it?

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My elementary school had a rule that if you invited more than one classmate to your birthday party, you had to invite everyone of the same sex.

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I'd been wrong to say she was worthless, and I didn't hesitate to tell her so.

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There's a perceptible lightening of the mood in the classroom when the final bell rings: of the day, of the week, of the year.

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Suddenly I understood there was nothing I could do that would make you care about me.

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My father vowed I wouldn't be one of those kids who grow up and go out into the real world and are shocked to discover that no one cares about their precious self-esteem and feelings.

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It seems as if everyone else my age has accomplished something - raised a family, traveled the world, built a career, earned an advanced degree - and all I've done was survive.

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My daughter could have gone for her GED at 13, but I listened to what all the experts had to say about gifted kids needing normal social lives and enrolled her in high school instead.

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On good days I wish you were here.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Her intellectual development was light-years ahead of her so-called peers, while her emotional development lagged far behind.	293
If you knew you could change my life with a word, would you speak it?	292
My elementary school had a rule that if you invited more than one classmate to your birthday party, you had to invite everyone of the same sex.	286
I'd been wrong to say she was worthless, and I didn't hesitate to tell her so.	285
There's a perceptible lightening of the mood in the classroom when the final bell rings: of the day, of the week, of the year.	280
Suddenly I understood there was nothing I could do that would make you care about me.	268
My father vowed I wouldn't be one of those kids who grow up and go out into the real world and are shocked to discover that no one cares about their precious self-esteem and feelings.	257
It seems as if everyone else my age has accomplished something - raised a family, traveled the world, built a career, earned an advanced degree - and all I've done was survive.	247
My daughter could have gone for her GED at 13, but I listened to what all the experts had to say about gifted kids needing normal social lives and enrolled her in high school instead.	244
On good days I wish you were here.	238