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[quote=Anonymous]I think that I try to not be a braggy Mom by going too far the OTHER way. Someone may say "Oh, she has such beautiful hair!" (She has a lot of curly hair for an 11 month old and always has) and I'll say "Oh yes, it's so beautiful. It's her Dad's hair." You know, so it's not taken to my credit. If the person has a baby girl with no hair and says something about that, I'll say "Sometimes it is hard to control all that curl though. Your baby has a beautiful color, when it grows in it will be so pretty". Then I feel like I insulted my daughter....like I'd said "Yes, it's pretty now but that stupid curl is a pain. If only she had blonde straight hair like your daughter." I don't know how to react or something. I love her hair. When I see a little girl with long curly hair I imagine my daughter with it in a year or so and I get so excited. But there someone is, complimenting her, and I say something stupid! I am working on it. I think that I really think she's the most incredible thing, but I know that being braggy is bad so I try to be un-braggy and it ends up all messed up!

Talk about how great your child is, just be considerate of who you're talking to. Jealousy is okay and is a human emotion, it just needs to be something people deal with rather than lash out. You also can't assume that every time someone loses touch with you it's because of jealousy. My Mom used to say that all the time "Oh, she's just jealous". Whatever. They're not always jealous. Sometimes s**t just happens.[/quote]

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