PP, I think that's where I am with my mother but it's increased over time and I find myself in a weird position. She definitely knows how to take care of her finances better than I do (she works part time as a substitute teacher and collects a little bit of government aid, but she makes mortgage and car payments and all the rest and STILL has money left over...I make more than she does but I'm always in the red or near the red zone). But it's everything else that frustrates me.
Yes, there are many different ways to indicate intelligence. Emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, mental and physical intelligence, etc. When I say intelligence I mean cognitively, and coming up with solutions that are well thought, rational, and realistic. Maybe it is the story of two people with polar opposite cognitive processes...or perhaps it's cognitive dissonance.
And perhaps it's the difference between what I define as important, versus what my parents define/d as important. Intelligence could be as simple as a generation gap. I like to think things through and ponder and consider the universe before I make a decision, but to my mother it can seem like I'm making a snap decision because I didn't talk about it or discuss it out loud...while for her, she either talks all of it out to everyone and anyone or she makes an impulsive decision based off of one source.
It's that impulsive heart of hers that really annoys me, and I think I've zeroed in on impulsivity as a cognitive weakness in my mother. She frequently expresses her impulsiveness with jumped-to conclusions without a rational basis, or she purchases high-dollar items based on what one source tells her (i.e., the television). She doesn't research.
But it depends on what I mean by intelligence. Me, I'm speaking of cognitive development...but I fully agree that there are other forms of intelligence - and many forms are far more important.
