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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You shouldn't share this. It's not your news. It's your child's news. It's on them to share. [/quote]
This.[/quote]

I think there must be a lot of parents on this board with underachievers who are extremely jealous of other people's success.

[b]There is absolutely nothing wrong with being proud of a child being accepted into an [/b][b]elite college[/b].  [/quote]

[b]Or ANY college[/b].  I'm starting to see posts from friends' with seniors and I'm as happy for the one planning to go to a local state university as the one who is going to Brown.  I enjoy learning where my friends' kids will be going on this next big step in life.[/quote]

Good correction. And I agree. Even if it's [b]vocational school[/b].  You should be proud.  [/quote]

+1  I was as excited to read about a friend's daughter accepted to Harvard as I was for another friend's daughter who will be attending a fabulous cosmetology school in Florida and another friend's son who will be going to the Culinary Institute of America!  We need to celebrate accomplishments and good news!  I do not have a Facebook or other social media page but, to me, when I go to those sites, it is much more interesting and exciting to hear about an actual accomplishment of a friend or family member rather than what they thought about lunch at such and such place.[/quote]

Agreed that there's nothing wrong with being proud of a kid for working hard and achieving something difficult. But if that's the case, turn to your kid and tell THEM. "Marci, I'm so proud of you! Let's celebrate by going out to dinner." Being proud of your child and bragging about your child are two separate things. One is fine and one is awful. Don't brag about your kid.[/quote]

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