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My mom has told me countless times that she thought I was retarded because I never said a word. Then, around 2 and a half years of age, I started speaking in full, clear sentences. <g I was the same but with me it was the pediatritian who told my mother I was retarded… *she* thought the pediatritian was, cause she was jumping to conclusions based on just the one factor (speech). Aha, you’re another one of us! :~)
SHHHHHhhhhhhh! Remember- there is no "us": we are normal humans, we will do nothing to stand out, we will blend into society until the time comes to… er- is this decoder ring on? 
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[late-talking toddlers] I’m thinking we were just being perfectionist toddlers: "can’t talk like the grown-ups do, so I shan’t!". 
I agree!
Welll- it’s that or we just hadn’t come across anything interesting enough to talk about? — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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[late-talking toddlers] I’m thinking we were just being perfectionist toddlers: "can’t talk like the grown-ups do, so I shan’t!". I agree! Welll- it’s that or we just hadn’t come across anything interesting enough to talk about?
Thats another possibility. Mary — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I can’t tell. (Shhhhhh…..I’m not supposed to speak about it.) :~) kili — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I never liked school until I went to college.
Sally, what were your favorite subjects? Chip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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No but I learned reading and writing in kindergarten because I showed a lot of interest in a very big box with letters in nice colours. The box was probably ratyer small but I myself was smaller at the time
I could read and write at age four and nowadays I earn my daily bread doing it…. Philip
Smoochhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Anna — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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::Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ::ABC’s before school, etc? I honestly don’t remember. Jackie ~*~How do I love thee? Hang on a second …let me Google the ways~*~ ~~ Christine Geary — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Anna schreef: No but I learned reading and writing in kindergarten because I showed a lot of interest in a very big box with letters in nice colours. The box was probably ratyer small but I myself was smaller at the time I could read and write at age four and nowadays I earn my daily bread doing it…. Philip Smoochhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Anna
You’re after my money, I can smell it Philip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I never liked school until I went to college. Sally, what were your favorite subjects? Chip
I loved my English classes, the Comp and the Lit (American). I love Biology, Sociology, Psychology, Comparative Studies and the math. I love Algebra (I LOVE ALGEBRA) and I also really enjoyed an Applied Math course I took a few years ago. That was very interesting. I can work math problems and my anxiety levels go down for hours afterward. Stuff I loathed .. Chemistry. I still have no idea what any of that is about. I must have a mental block with regards to Chemistry. Took me weeks to figure out what a mole was. Astronomy – had constant panic attacks in those classes..Also didn’t care much for the Government or History classes. They bored me.The very worst two classes I took were Speech (duh) and Anthropology. Those were also the only two classes I ever dropped, too. I ran from them. Sally — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc?
Nope. It was in fact *discouraged* by the school… strongly frowned upon. This resulted in me arriving in England just before my 6th birthday, not being able to read or write. The headmistress at the new school came up with a really "clever" form of encouragement: whenever I finished one of those Ladybird books, I should visit her office to read a little from it and tell her what it was about in return for a sweetie from the jar on her desk. That didn’t last long, apparently multiple visits per day weren’t her intention.<g — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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My mom has told me countless times that she thought I was retarded because I never said a word. Then, around 2 and a half years of age, I started speaking in full, clear sentences. <g I was the same but with me it was the pediatritian who told my mother I was retarded… *she* thought the pediatritian was, cause she was jumping to conclusions based on just the one factor (speech).
haha. My oldest daughter did not talk much till she was around 2 years old, then she just suddenly started to talk one day and could say everything. I guess she was processing information in her head, then suddenly all the words came together. Mary — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I’m thinking we were just being perfectionist toddlers: "can’t talk like the grown-ups do, so I shan’t!". — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My mom has told me countless times that she thought I was retarded because I never said a word. Then, around 2 and a half years of age, I started speaking in full, clear sentences. <g I was the same but with me it was the pediatritian who told my mother I was retarded… *she* thought the pediatritian was, cause she was jumping to conclusions based on just the one factor (speech). haha. My oldest daughter did not talk much till she was around 2 years old, then she just suddenly started to talk one day and could say everything. I guess she was processing information in her head, then suddenly all the words came together. I’m thinking we were just being perfectionist toddlers: "can’t talk like the grown-ups do, so I shan’t!".
I agree! kili — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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My grandmother taught me my abc’s and numbers. My mother taught me how to read the summer before I started school. d
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc?
No. Mary — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc?
Yeah, my mom works with infants and toddlers and she made sure I was raised good and smart. Im grateful for that. In grade four I remember eading Stephen king books lol, i still love reading. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc?
No but I learned reading and writing in kindergarten because I showed a lot of interest in a very big box with letters in nice colours. The box was probably ratyer small but I myself was smaller at the time I could read and write at age four and nowadays I earn my daily bread doing it…. Philip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc?
No. I learned from the older kids in the neighbourhood. — Ron P Member of the invisible generation — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc? Jackie ~*~I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives~*~ ~~Tracy Chapman
Are you kidding? As a small child I was raised by my mom and grandma. Both elementary teachers. When I got to first grade, I was tested and scored on a sixth grade reading level. I only have one vague memory of wanting to be able to read and not being able to yet.. I remember seeing newspaper comics and not understanding what the symbols said..I was somewhere around 2 or 3 then. I could read at an early age, it was part of our fun time at home to learn reading and math. I never considered learning as something unfun until I got to school – that was not a bit fun. It was boring, and I never liked school until I went to college. Sally — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc?
My mom read to me until I was about 3 and then I told her that I would read to her. She thought it was funny until she realized that I actually *could* read. My mom has told me countless times that she thought I was retarded because I never said a word. Then, around 2 and a half years of age, I started speaking in full, clear sentences. I guess I was studying the language? The thing that I hated, though, was being in Kindergarden at age 4 and having to read to the class. I hated being the "smart" kid. :-P kili — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc? Yeah, my mom works with infants and toddlers and she made sure I was raised good and smart. Im grateful for that. In grade four I remember eading Stephen king books lol, i still love reading.
I was reading Nathaniel Hawthorne and such by grade 4 or 5. You’re just like me! kili — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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One of my sisters was a year older from me so I learned a lot while she was being reinforced with her school work. smiles, Elise
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My mom has told me countless times that she thought I was retarded because I never said a word. Then, around 2 and a half years of age, I started speaking in full, clear sentences.
<g I was the same but with me it was the pediatritian who told my mother I was retarded… *she* thought the pediatritian was, cause she was jumping to conclusions based on just the one factor (speech). — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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My mom has told me countless times that she thought I was retarded because I never said a word. Then, around 2 and a half years of age, I started speaking in full, clear sentences. <g I was the same but with me it was the pediatritian who told my mother I was retarded… *she* thought the pediatritian was, cause she was jumping to conclusions based on just the one factor (speech).
Aha, you’re another one of us! :~) kili — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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06/10/07: Today’s question is being brought to you by our very own anon poster Did a parent or guardian work with you as young child? Count steps, learn ABC’s before school, etc? Jackie ~*~I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives~*~ ~~Tracy Chapman — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I applaude your new non smoking life-that deprivation sensation you now have will go away-stick with it! 
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