So instead of admitting that they've raised a spoiled brat or an autistic child, the parents claim that their child is the next evolutionary phase.
Pathetic.
I posted the following in another thread, addressing it directly to a poster who described himself as an Indigo Child. But it also applies here I think:
Hi shaneasmith. I hesitate to post in this thread, but you have expressed an interest in discussing the topic of Indigo children with skeptics. So I will tell you what I think -- not about you personally, because of course I do not know you, but rather about Indigo children in general.
First, let me say that I do not believe in astral projection, psychic ability, or any of the other paranormal powers it's been claimed Indigo children possess. The reason I don't is very simple: I've never seen any evidence at all that such powers exist. And it's not because I haven't looked, or am closed minded to the possibility -- indeed, I would love to believe that my soul will continue to exist after my body dies, or that I can communicate with others telepathically. Who wouldn't? But every time I examine the evidence for such things, all I ever see are parlor tricks or lucky guesses or special pleading.
Of course, that doesn't mean such powers cannot possibly exist. Paranormal abilities thus far may not be provable, but neither are they disprovable (few if any things are). But it does mean that in order to believe in them, you must do so based on something other than scientific evidence and proof. That may be fine for a lot of people, but my mind simply doesn't work that way.
As for Indigo children, please forgive me if the following comes across as blunt. I don't believe any of them have any special powers at all. Instead, what I fear is happening is that Indigo children for whatever reason feel a strong sense of superiority and entitlement that they simply have not earned. Perhaps this was born with them, perhaps it was created (or at least fed) by constant parental enablement. In any case, a sense of superiority is almost by necessity in search of a reason to exist. For some children, this reason consists of academic or athletic excellence. But those who do not enjoy such "traditional" abilities must look elsewhere to justify their superiority. So (and here comes the part that you might consider unkind) they turn to the one area where their lack of special talent cannot be disproven: the paranormal.
This, I suspect, is why those who call themselves Indigo children seek out others of their own "kind." It's hard to feel superior to children who can perform in the classroom or on the playing field as well as, or better than, you can. But among those who accept unquestioned your self-claimed, unseen, unprovable abilities, you can feel as superior as you want. You can form a sort of mutual admiration society, one in which you can look down on all the "normal" kids whose talents are limited to mundane things such as spelling and athletics and music. It must be a wonderfully supportive environment for someone who might otherwise be rather ordinary and undistinguished among his peers. And with the added bonus of parental support and indulgence, it's easy to see how a child in this situation might feel special indeed.
Well, that's it in a nutshell. Where those who believe in the phenomenon of Indigo children see young people with spectacular abilities that single them out as very special, I see indulged children of no special ability that have constructed around themselves a little fantasy world in which they can feel priviledged. Obviously one of us is probably very wrong. And in all honesty, I would prefer it to be me.
