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[quote=Anonymous][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]

LOL. You just have to feel sorry for someone who gets her ego boost from her kid's accomplishments and not her own.

Have you seen the hilarious Penelope skits on SNL? Kristen Wiig plays this character named Penelope who sounds just like your non-friend - constantly one-upping everyone she meets on every topic, to the point of absolute ridiculousness. Google it; they're hulu.com and great for a giggle.[/quote]

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