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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.
My kids are everything to me. I can't talk about work, because Washington, DC, you can't really ever talk about work, but now I can't talk about my kids? When my amazing kid does something amazing, I can't tell everyone, excitedly? I have to call my mom, I can't just tell another parent I'm drinking wine with because that would be bragging? When my gifted kid hits a milestone freakishly early and I'm the only one there, again, I have to call my mom if I want to tell anyone or I'll be a bad friend? Fuck! It becomes so lonely to be nice to others, doesn't it!  [/quote]

You should be proud of things that required effort to achieve, not of things that you or others were born with. It's like praising someone's intelligence versus praising someone's hard work.
So while you can be relieved that your child has no disabilities or challenges, boasting about precociousness is not graceful at all. Come back when she practices her violin for an hour every day and is chosen to be concertmaster of a prestigious youth orchestra, or something else that requires not only talent, but dedication and commitment.

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