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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who used to brag all the time how smart and gifted her daughter was. My child was a late reader and I used to try to tune her out and not feel bad.

Now the kids are in high school and the mom is quiet. Her daughter is no longer brag worthy. Reading books and doodling and writing in her journal is no longer impressive. I don’t think the daughter does any extracurricular activities. My kids do tons of everything and get perfect grades. I don’t say much about my kids either.[/quote]

I would like to point out that being introverted is not a character flaw.  Neither is enjoying literature and writing as a hobby.  The mom may have been annoying for bragging, but why would you put down a teenager for their interests and imply your children's are better?  [/quote]

Ha I am an introvert and one of my kids is also an introvert. I’m not putting the girl down. I’m simply saying the annoying bragging mom in my friend group is now the quiet one in our group. Other people say how their kids are playing soccer, doing model UN, gymnastics, dance, cheer and that mom is silent. All our kids get good grades. She was soooo annoying when the girl was young, always saying how smart the daughter was and how she scored 99th percentile in this or that.

The mom is just annoying. I don’t care about the girl. Because the mom bragged so much, it probably made me dislike the little girl, just a little bit. I don’t even see the girl anymore. Just the moms hang out.[/quote]

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