My thing with child geniuses is that no matter how smart they are, they're still children. You're stuffing them into an adult environment and making them grow up before they've even had time to do anything child-like.

As for me, I can't tie my shoes very quickly. It takes careful coordination. :O I much prefer slip-ons. XD

Waaay. I mean, lookit Mozart. MUSICAL PRODIGY...dies penniless in a ditch. Music! Dies penniless in a ditch.

When I got to the part where his parents don't let him play videogames, I was all, "Wait. I can sort of see the rabid 'no violence in MY HOUSEHOLD *hides belt behind back*' hypocrisy (or, um, maybe I can't XD), but at least that has a desire to protect the kid, however misguided, at its core."

But these two were like "It is a WASTE OF TIME that he could be using to cure cancer and get us more attention," and I felt really bad for the little guy.

I don't care how smart he is, he's only ten. Having one low-cognition-motivation hobby will not kill him. It might even teach him a new way to blow off steam. Which he will need. Pressure is a fun game life likes to play as you grow up: it increases until you snap and then just keeps going.

He has zero frivolity in his life, and I'd bet money that's not all his own choice.

And, er, what is this "quickly"? XD I triple knot them and slide them off and on. ^_~

Haha... I just remember growing up and watching the adults tie shoes laces (single bow) in like... milliseconds.

It takes me roughly 7 seconds to do it per shoe, assuming I want to get it right the first time.

And Video games a waste of time... WTF. He wants to go into Astrophysics. That means he needs to do some major number crunching and mind-eye coordination with the super duper computers and telescopes, right? (I could be pulling that out of my ass... XD) Nobody said he had to be playing Mortal Kombat or Resident Evil... Tetris is a video game too, bitches! Fo shiggity.

*eats yoru triple knots* I have skinny feet so I have to tie things tight or else they fall off. Some shoes I can slip off but I can't slip on.