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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you insecure OP? You sound insecure. [/quote]

I agree with this. I have a friend who is a braggart and her child is genuinely more advanced academically and physically than mine. But I don’t mind because my own child has some sweet qualities that are not brag-worthy (like how she follows me around Saturday mornings helping with chores, or how caring she is of her little brother and his little friends). But I treasure them all the same and don’t mind oohing and aahing over my friend’s DD’s new trophy. [/quote]

I don’t think it has anything to do with insecurity, necessarily.  It’s more about how much you value the friendship.  I also have a friend who brags a ton about her son, especially his academic skills.  My son has a learning disability.  Somehow, it doesn’t bother me that much that she brags.  (I feel like it bothers her husband and some of our friends, though.  I can feel them cringing and trying to change the subject.)  We’ve been friends for 25 years, and she tolerates my faults so I’ll tolerate hers.  But if I wasn’t feeling the friendship, the bragging would be intolerable and I’d be out.[/quote]

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