intimidating

14 is intimidating. She is smart, musically talented, pretty, and she knows it. There are a number of people who are irritated by her confidence. She spends very little time thinking about them or curtailing her comments to make them feel more comfortable. Talking to her yesterday about this, I wondered if I should try to change this behavior. I was a lot like her at that age, mostly because I was oblivious to others, and also because I had no idea that I might be intimidating them. I h...