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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there anyone on here who agrees posting where your kid got in is ok AND they don’t post many of their kids’ accomplishments?

From these responses, I guess there are two camps:

1. People who think it’s great to celebrate big and little accomplishments and if the reader or hearer doesn’t like it, too bad.

2. People who think it’s braggy to post accomplishments because people don’t want to hear about it and all people close enough to you will already know or soon know where your child is going (from conversations where it naturally comes up, HS announces it, from other friends, etc.)[/quote]

I’d nuance camp one. Most don’t think bragging is OK. But simply announcing your child’s outcome is fine: “Larla got good news from Yale today!”[/quote]

But WHY when you know others didn’t and are hurting? Can’t you be happy privately at least until the sting wears off for other families? Karla has the entire rest of her life to mention it in conversation. This is needless.[/quote]

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