ai had the opposite problem (as did my mom) we were the ones with less-appreciated mental skills dumb ones in a family of geniuses. And then would learn oh the rest of the world can’t do molecular chemistry computations in their head either.

My dad, a literal rocket scientist (his job title was Aerospace Engineer) could do extremely sophisticated math where I failed Calculus Integration (and was called baroque by my calculus math instructor). So I grew up believing I was an idiot.

I’m more likened to Ferdinand the Bull or Murphy the Eagle.