Today, my 11-year-old son and I took an IQ test for a laugh. To be honest, I've often suspected that I may have some form of mental retardation, but I didn't expect to get a score of 79, while he got one of 114. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I took a legitimate IQ test and got a score of 80. My parents both have IQ scores above Einstein’s. FML
Today, I took an online IQ test, even though I knew they give everyone unrealistically high scores. My score was 73. FML
Today, we got the IQ test results back, which show our daughter is on the high end of the genius scale. This confirms what my wife and I have long feared: our 6-year-old is FAR smarter than we are. No wonder she wins all the arguments we have. FML
Today, my husband, who is proud of his 155 IQ, is depressed our son is becoming a typical football jock with an IQ only just into the triple digits. He even thinks I must have had an affair, because no way could someone as smart as him have produced such a blockhead with tattoos. FML
Today, my dad took my son out of his will, so I confronted him. Turns out he has a new policy of “not rewarding dumb behaviour.” He’s willing to put him back in the will, if he ever scores over 120 on an IQ test. I love my son, but he’s a happy goldfish, 120 is just never happening. FML
Today, to settle a bet with a friend, I took an online IQ test twice. The first time, I chose answers at random without reading the questions. The second time, I took it for real. I got a higher score from the random selections than from my serious attempt. FML
Today, my son is smarter than average, almost genius level, and he has now reached an age where not only does he question me at every turn, he actually out-argues me 90% of the time and I can’t do anything about it because technically he’s right and I’m wrong. FML
Today, my 50-year-old dad was in a foul mood after taking an online test that put him in Slytherin house instead of Ravenclaw where he "belongs" because he's "so smart". FML
Today, my mom was taking an online IQ test. To the question "On which continent is Canada located?" she responded "Antarctica." If intelligence is genetic, I'm screwed. FML
Today, I asked my father if it was okay for me to take an ADHD test. He spent about 30 minutes yelling at as to why that is a dumb idea. I have asked multiple people who know me better than anyone else and they believe that I might have ADHD. FML
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ArgentumAurum 24
Well you should be proud that you have a smart child.
RBntM 10
At least your son is smart
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Abcbabyunme 7
Yikes! While I do have a fairly high IQ (profoundly gifted:186) I have gotten scores similar to yours on online tests, so no worries there. To those people who think the son is super smart, he is just on the high end of average (85-115) and not gifted (130+), genius (160+), profoundly gifted (180+) or a savant (190+). I'm sure you and your son are quite smart people :)
littlem91 29
I know you could be telling the truth, but if we believed everyone who posted their IQ scores online, nearly everyone gets 120+ and a good 10% are geniuses.
marijuflowers 6
I flagged your comment because you're full of it. Where's your PhD ?
Anonyma518 5
You know intelligence decreases while not doing jack s@#t. So even if you had 186 (which I doubt) sitting on fml will cerainly make it fall :P When I was bit younger I got 136 but I bet due to bein a lazy person i't closer to 125 right now :D + anyway for that high score I think you need to take a special Mensa test. I know a guy who had measured at least 156. That is he could have more but he needs to take a higher grade test. Same for me where I once did such a test and did everything but 1 thing correct meaning there are more grades. + anyway you could just learn how to do IQ tests by repeating them
dancinggoombas 6
Ok you must be taking some different test because you would be smarter than smarter than Einstein
Abcbabyunme 7
Fun fact: Einstein didn't have a particularly high IQ
Abcbabyunme 7
I realize how profound my claim sounds, (especially online) so I honestly don't mind if you choose not to believe me :) P.S. My (phycologist issued, up-to-date) testing was about four years ago, so it could've dropped slightly since then. To the person who asked where my PhD is, I have yet to enter high school. (13 going on 14)
glabberfasted 16
Show me your Mensa membership. I call BS
glabberfasted 16
Also, savants generally have an IQ lower than 70. I'm not sure you actually know what a savant is.
sassy2085 16
You and peter griffin have something in common.
Flared 9
At least you found a website that gives an IQ. Most of the tests I take require some piece of information to recieve my score.
gorilla04 5
He might just be ADHD, cause adhd people have pretty high iq
Thorzix 23
That'd explain a lot rofl
aaronsayshi 21
I got 113
HJKM_fml 19
If it is was an online one, those things aren't the least bit accurate. For instance, one test said I had an IQ of 100 and another said I had an IQ of 145. That's too much of a discrepancy for both to be accurate. My point being, don't take the results too seriously.
Axel5238 29
Average IQ is 100, though the fact you thought your kid might be special needs makes me he think socially depending on his age just might be awkward or naive which doesn't hurt his ability to do math problems but could be an issue making friends.
littlem91 29
OP thought he himself may have some form of mental disability, not the child.
Axel5238 29
Ah oops. Thanks for correcting me on that.
marijuflowers 6
Don't take it to be a measurement of your intelligence. IQ tests measure very small types facets of intelligence. Like someone else said, you may have a small issue from a really big pool of issues that can dramatically affect a persons result. Some people are perfectly intelligent, yet they have difficulty processing information when it's on paper. Some people have dyslexia. Also if it's an internet test, do not take it as fact. If you really do believe you may have a learning difficulty, or these results are bothering you, speak to your doctor for a referral to a psychiatrist or a doctor of psychology. These people can go through interesting tests with you and can analyse what's going on for you - and will provide you ways to improve any issues.
myra786 9
online IQ tests are stupid, they dont actually determine how smart you are. so dont worry about it too much!
foodluver7 10
At least be happy that intelligence isn't hereditary.