What is the most obnoxious or even delusional brag you have heard from a parent about her/his child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GREAT TOPIC!

One mom assured me her 6 year old had read all of the Harry Potter books by herself. My son read Junie B Jones at that age.
One mom told me her nine year old son was writing a book.

Why would you assume this is delusional? My nephew was definitely doing that, legitimately. Lots of six-year-olds are extremely advanced readers and can read Harry potter. Personally, I wouldn't want a six-year-old reading that because of the advanced content in the later ones, but it's completely possible that it was happening.

Eww.

And I have a Ph.D.

[Anonymous]

my charge is 6.5 and he read them. not my cup of tea but the kido is normal...

[Anonymous]

It all evens out by third grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It all evens out by third grade.

So does athletic talent. By third grade you can assign kids to teams according to shirt color and it won't make any difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It all evens out by third grade.

I think this is true. One of my kids was way, WAY ahead right off the bat, from toilet training to talking in complex sentences. Just super smart. Scored the highest possible score on the WIPSI when 4 yrs. old. Now -- average. Totally average.

(That doesn't qualify as bragging either since now they are "normal.")

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It all evens out by third grade.

I think this is true. One of my kids was way, WAY ahead right off the bat, from toilet training to talking in complex sentences. Just super smart. Scored the highest possible score on the WIPSI when 4 yrs. old. Now -- average. Totally average.

(That doesn't qualify as bragging either since now they are "normal.")

PP here. On second that, that WAS bragging! Now I know what y'all mean. It feels great, BTW!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It all evens out by third grade.

That's hilarious. No, it really doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GREAT TOPIC!

One mom assured me her 6 year old had read all of the Harry Potter books by herself. My son read Junie B Jones at that age.
One mom told me her nine year old son was writing a book.

Why would you assume this is delusional? My nephew was definitely doing that, legitimately. Lots of six-year-olds are extremely advanced readers and can read Harry potter. Personally, I wouldn't want a six-year-old reading that because of the advanced content in the later ones, but it's completely possible that it was happening.

Eww.

And I have a Ph.D.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GREAT TOPIC!

One mom assured me her 6 year old had read all of the Harry Potter books by herself. My son read Junie B Jones at that age.
One mom told me her nine year old son was writing a book.

I don't think that's too far of a stretch. My DD just turned 5 and has been reading Junie B books for some time now. By the time she's 6, she'll have to progress to something more complicated. She also keeps a "journal" each night about her day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A friend of mine claims that her DCs started pulling up at 4 months, and that one potty-trained HIMSELF at 13 months.

Bahahahahah! Does she/he have the videos to prove it...videos of pulling up, not the potty training part...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at a party last night and someone claimed that her soon to be 5 year old was so far advanced than others of her age group that they will have to "suck it up and make the sacrifice" to send her to private school for "a few years" (this is in Fairfax County!).

I've met people like this! Perhaps we are in the same circles . Pahlease...the kids who look so advanced at 5 aren't always the ones who are academic stars later on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GREAT TOPIC!

One mom assured me her 6 year old had read all of the Harry Potter books by herself. My son read Junie B Jones at that age.
One mom told me her nine year old son was writing a book.

I don't think the writing a book one was weird...

[Anonymous]

My mother! She always tell people that I was potty trained by 9 months. Mt father just rolls his eyed and shakes his head!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GREAT TOPIC!

One mom assured me her 6 year old had read all of the Harry Potter books by herself. My son read Junie B Jones at that age.
One mom told me her nine year old son was writing a book.

I don't think that's too far of a stretch. My DD just turned 5 and has been reading Junie B books for some time now. By the time she's 6, she'll have to progress to something more complicated. She also keeps a "journal" each night about her day.

Wrong thread - this is a thread for laughing at people like you, not an opportunity for you to brag.

[Anonymous]

All children are gifted.