A gifted teenager shares her story of being held back in school because her mother didn't want to hurt her sister's feelings. Now, after years of feeling held back, the teen has chosen to live with her dad full-time and confront her mother about her resentment.
But is the teen in the wrong for holding a grudge against her mother, or was her mother in the wrong for holding her back in school? Read the full story to find out the verdict.
Being gifted can be a blessing and a curse, especially when it comes to education. For this Reddit user, their advanced abilities were apparent from a young age, yet their mother refused to let them skip a grade or attend a school for gifted students - all to protect their sister's feelings.
Now, years later and in the midst of a divorce, the user is resentful of their mother's actions and the impact it had on their education. Is the user in the wrong for feeling this way or did their mother make a mistake by holding them back?
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