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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, I just remembered an advice column piece about how to handle people like this. I believe the advice was not to directly confront, but to say something like, "oh that's great. Do you mind if we talk about what's going on in my life/my DD's life for a bit?" I think anyone with half a social clue will get the hint that they have been dominating the conversations and will feel bad about it. Getting them to realize it themselves is better than you saying it to them. [/quote]

Yes.

I have an 8th grade DD who is the most traditionally "successful" among our friend group, and as she's progressed in her achievements, I've talked less and less about them, for fear of being a person such as OP describes! I would never want my friends to shun me like this. I am very aware of the amount of time we spend talking about each of our children, as well as ourselves. It has to be somewhat balanced across time. Maybe one day, we'll talk about a friend's kid who is struggling with A and B. But then another day, we'll talk about DD, or DS, or their other kids, or ourselves and our struggles... everyone gets a turn!

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