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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. [/quote] 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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