Hi Miss A,

I've been thinking a great deal about this thread and your posts and wanted to ask a question; although I feel you are too young to be here, I do want you to get the help and support you need. Can I ask if you are a TAG student or know what that means. I was wondering if you've ever been tested...don't know what the UK uses for testing.

One of my sons is TAG and I'm very familiar with what that entails. Although he will only be 9, he is starting the 6th grade this fall instead of the 4th. He also has the vocabulary and communication skills of an 8th grade student. This causes him to APPEAR very mature. He is more mature than most of his peers, but nonetheless he is still very much a 9 year old and not an 8th grader. I read some of your posts and its difficult to believe you are only 14 when I read some of them. Like my son, you appear to be advance in years. There could be many explanations for it, but TAG would be a viable explanation.

Please understand I'm only trying to help you. Perhaps if we knew a little more about you, some of the adults on the forum would be more comfortable with your presence. I can tell you that yesterday, on two separate occassions, I started to reply to posts of yours and then stopped myself because of your age. I also found my maternal instincts kick in and I started writing as though I were your mother. I decided not to post because, well, I'm not your mother, but I don't think I'm going to be able to respond to you on the same level as I'm going to be able to respond to the adults on PC. So, if I start to 'mother' you, please don't get offended, it's just going to be in my nature.