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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In all other respects, she's a very nice person, but she has always enjoyed comparing our kids' academic achievements, grades, class selection, etc.  We have grown very far apart because of this, but I do occasionally run into her and of course we have to then "catch up".  It's all I can do to remain civil when she starts in on the whole comparing business, especially now that college decisions have come out.  How can I politely change the subject the next time I see her??  I'm fine with my DC's college choice, but I know she's going to gleefully one-up me.  I know I need to learn to not care, but I'm human and frankly, I do care.
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Can you give an example of how she does this? How would the conversation likely go?[/quote]

Sure!  Her: "So how's Joe doing in his senior year?  Which APs did he take?  What extra-curricular activities does he do?"  Me -- short answer and then trying to deflect:  "What about Xavier?  What's he up to"  Her:  "Oh, well he won the Scholar/Athlete award and plays four varsity sports!  He's been a member of NHS all four years and recently won an award for his extreme volunteerism!  He was offered a full ride at UVA but turned it down to attend Yale.  We thought he was crazy to pass up the full-ride, but really, you can't beat Yale!"  [/quote]

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