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+1000. Just because Trump brags all the time doesn't mean it's now socially acceptable. Nor does it inoculate you against people thinking you (or Trump) are tone deaf or, alternately, a sad loser living through your kids. Most people who read your brag are going to roll their eyes at you for one of these reasons, with a handful of charitable exceptions. Signed, my kid is at Columbia (but I'm anonymous here, so not bragging)[/quote]

Actually I have bragged about other things about my kids and I get quite a few positive responses to them.  So for those who roll their eyes, they can unfollow, or unfriend if they feel that strongly.  Parents have bragging rights for their kids.  Lots of my friends post photos of their kids getting awards, great report cards, sports performances, musical performances, etc. etc.  Parents have the right to be proud of their kids, and lots of our friends like seeing what the kids are doing.  So the rest of you who feel either jealous, annoyed, furious, envious, or whatever, can go away.

Lots of my friends have posted about where their kids ended up going for college.  It is news that is fit to be shared.  [b]I don't care if it's Harvard or Montgomery College.
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Actually most people, including you, probably do care. There's an element of prurient curiosity and schadenfreude that's impossible to deny ("Larlo who kicked my DS in elementary school is going to Montgomery College"). Maybe some of you are generous enough to be genuinely happy for everybody. However, people who think they have a "right to brag" are clearly missing the empathy gene because bragging by definition is all about boosting yourself and your parenting above everybody else. That's why it's better not to play this game at all. If you have to know where certain kids are going, ask your own kid instead of escalating a social media bragging war.  Signed, Columbia mom[/quote]

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