My Child is an Indigo

[sthomson]

Since we've revived an Indigo thread...

When I was a teen my grandfather tried to convince me I was some sort of Indigo child. His proof: I played violin from a young age (true, but I played very poorly), and I excelled academically (in other words, only genetic freaks are good in school. Thanks grandpa!)

Edited to add: I think I'm remembering wrong: my granddaddy thought I was "A Child of the New Dream", or something like that.

 

[arthwollipot]

Grandad was on the weed, perhaps?

 

[iMaGiNaTioN]

I thought "indigo kid" was just a woo's way of dealing with the fact that their child has some kind of mental disorder.

From wikipedia:

They are often labeled with the psychiatric diagnoses of Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and also Autism.[4][5]
They are highly sensitive, both emotionally and physically, and most suffer from a low self-esteem.[5][6]
Many have nervous system problems such as excessive anxiety, which is claimed to be linked to their higher vibrational frequency, and are also prone to depression.[6][4]
They often suffer from sleeping problems, such as insomnia, frequent nightmares, night terrors and sleep paralysis.[6]
They are very empathic, and can easily detect or are in tune with the thoughts of others.[7]
They have great intuitive power.[6]
They often have an insatiable curiosity, and love to ask questions as well as questioning everything around them.[6]
They are naturally drawn to matters concerning mysteries, spirituality, the paranormal and the occult.[6]
They oppose unquestioned authority and have a proclivity for generating their own solutions to problems and holding to explanations which are usually contradictory to convention.[8]
They become anti-social when not around other Indigo Children.[8]
They act and feel as with a strong sense of entitlement.[8]
They have a clear sense of self-definition and in knowing who they are.[8]
Most of them feel the need to make a significant difference in the world, and they believe or are fully aware of having a special or high purpose in life.[5][7]
Critics have pointed out that most of these traits are not unique, and are observable in most children.[9]

 

[iMaGiNaTioN]

clearly this indigo child movement is the result of parents so desperately wanting their children to be special.

even normal, rational human beings can be caught up in child-genius nonsense... everyone of my friends who has kids claims their child is a genius because of stuff they do at an early age.

for example, one story my friend told me was that she was in the bathroom with her child (who, if I remember correctly, was around 9 months old). she said aloud that she couldnt find her hairbrush, and her son crawled out of the bathroom into the kitchen, and picked up her hairbrush that was on the floor, and then brought it to her in the bathroom. "hes a genius!!" she would exclaim, after telling her tale of child heroism.

Yep. But what about all the times he Didn't pull such a feat?