Not physically. I mean, as a person.

Evidence: My mother came screaming into my room today. Nothing special. Apparently, she found out about a girl who had come from China to the U.S. of A. over a decade ago and had won some science contest thing in her school. "And she came fom China! You were born here!" Yeah, she came over between ten and twenty years ago. I know a number of people (most, actually) who are perfectly fluent and came over when they were little. And shouldn't coming from China mean they're smarter than the rest of us?

But that is besides the point. What is the point is that fact that I didn't even give her a glance. I lay there in my bed and let my mother jabber on. I didn't get offended, I didn't talk back (it's useless to) except for two times when she got it really, really wrong/far-fetched. But I didn't lift my head. I let her talk, scream, and twenty minutes later she was asking me what to wear. As usual. Go me.

Good for you. Mothers can be annoying when they compare you like that and don't even understand your circumstances.
» Nuttz on 2008-05-02 09:47:13

hahaha. Good for you! There's no point in adding fuel to her fire. She'll just burn herself out faster if you let her go.
» Zanzibar on 2008-05-02 09:59:52

I agree with Nuttz. My mom never saw my true potential when I was a kid and would always point people out who had the same talents and skills as me. Good for you for standing up for yourself, even if it was silent.
» Kirei on 2008-05-02 10:01:06

I don't believe the genius immigrant myth. With so many people coming to America from all over the world, I'm sure that statistically the immigrant population is just as intelligent as the national population.
» ranor on 2008-05-02 10:26:17

woohoo! go Dot. kudos to you for being stronger about it.

now, can I exchange the weather with you? I'm looking at your forecast and it's ideal for me =P
» LostSoul13 on 2008-05-02 05:11:52

Nice.

But I don't really see what the point of her telling you that was. Does she want YOU to win a science contest?
» randomjunk on 2008-05-03 03:45:55

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