https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:07:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-411008 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:38:23 +0000 808love 411008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Oh cool! O/T maybe you can do a post about games with toddlers. (Board/card/what not). I need to keep teaching LO to take turns, among other things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410856 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:13:07 +0000 heffalump 410856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so. DH is smarter than me and I think she'll take after he daddy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410667 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:35:10 +0000 Sammyfab 410667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely hope so! I'm book smart and can memorize just about anything but I don't retain a lot of information long-term...unlike my DH who is the opposite of me! Hopefully LO gets the best of both of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410588 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:50:37 +0000 littlek 410588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so. We want to give him every advantage possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410566 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:19:38 +0000 blackbird 410566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so, but not in a socially awkward way, ha. Balance is good. I hope she gets her math skills from DH-he is way better than me in that department. Would've made school a lot easier for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410550 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:46:19 +0000 MamaMoose 410550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope he or she is differently smart than me. I'm a pretty smart person and did very well in school without trying very hard. But my problem is that often I tend to just "get" stuff. Particularly in math and science class... I could always get the right answer but I had a very hard time showing my work or being able to explain to someone else how to solve the problem. It leads to me being very impatient that other people don't just "get" it too and I find that's not a very good quality once you are in the work place!! My husband is much better at reasoning, and problem solving, and teaching people things. I give up on things that I can't figure out really quickly. Where he has the patience to spend all day figuring out how to do something perfectly. I hope baby gets that trait from him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410535 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:25:28 +0000 mrbee 410535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: we don't play real dominoes! We bought a set of Dora Dominoes that came with simplified rules haha!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410510 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:41:20 +0000 SugarplumsMom 410510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want her to be smart enough but have more common sense for sure! I actually have a pretty high IQ, which I don't ever mention to anyone because I'll be automatically judged 1) why am I "wasting" it 2) question it because I'm not the brainiac type. I want her to be normal and not feel undue pressure about any unusual qualities she might have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410483 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:27:24 +0000 lomom 410483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so! I believe I'm smart, but also relied on studying/preparation to make great grades. I hope LO gets my math and language skills and my husband's computer skills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410476 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:05:31 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 410476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so! Sometimes I think she's too smart for her own good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410441 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:00:31 +0000 808love 410441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: haha! Being a good loser is hard to come by. Charlie is super smart! I never got the hang of dominoes myself.</p> <p>I think LO will be smarter b/c she's a lot like me (smart-haha) but she also has musical intelligence from my husband. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410337 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:35:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 410337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: aww poor kid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410327 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:30:03 +0000 mrbee 410327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Not too worried about it... he's such a small fellow and born in December. He will lose a lot in his early life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410324 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:28:35 +0000 Mrs. Pen 410324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: hahaha! Do you happen to have a game plan for how to teach him "how to lose"?</p> <p>I hope LO will be smarter than me! I had to work REALLY hard to do well in school and only finished my 2-year degree. I hope it is easier for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410322 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:25:30 +0000 lovehoneybee 410322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so, especially if he's anything like his Daddy or any of his grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410270 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:51:01 +0000 autumnlove 410270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410267 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:49:43 +0000 chopsuey 410267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. She's already such a smartie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410216 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:26:21 +0000 HLK208 410216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is way smarter than I was at his age. I can't tell with DD yet since she's only 5 months old but she already seems bright. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410210 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:23:37 +0000 tororojo 410210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know...I hope she's smart! But more than that I hope she's humble. In college I felt like all the super smart people were super arrogant, and if those go hand-in-hand I'd rather not deal with it! Or make others deal with it. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410189 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:13:05 +0000 DillonLion 410189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-lo-will-be-smarter-than-you#post-410180 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:09:45 +0000 mrbee 410180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think both kids will be smarter than me. It's harder to tell with Olive since she's only about a year old, but Charlie is developing faster than I was I think.</p> <p>I am not a quick thinker and rely more on studying/preparation, but Charlie can think pretty quickly. We bought him a game of dominoes, and he beat me like 10x in a row. Sure he gets first mover advantage, but still...</p> <p>That said, I beat him in game #11 and he started crying. So I "took my move back" and let him win. Haha, there's one thing I'm better than him at... losing.</p> <p>Do you think your LO will be smarter than you? </p>