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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting I had never previously thought about the fact that you really don;t see these kinds of bragging stickers to the same extent in other parts of the country.

I'm pretty comfortable in my belief that you can be proud of your children without slapping a sticker on your car.  I also think you can be "extremely accomplished" without bragging about it on anonymous discussion boards.  Its how i was raised.  Be proud but don't brag.  And I'm always incredibly impressed when I meet people and then find out from others how "incredibly accomplished" they are because they wouldn't ever brag about it themselves.

Bragging about your kids seems even worse to me because in some ways its a burden to them, all this living out their parents' fantasies and being displayed for their bragging rights.  I don't feel a need to do this -- my kids have their lives, the things they love to do and that they do well, and its their business.  Their accomplishments are not for me to brag.

As I said, I was raised differently.  My "extremely accomplished" parents were humble and kind.  [/quote]

And you're entitled to your worldview based on how you were raised.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll just go interact with the other parents who wish to discuss their child's college acceptances and decision.

Thank you for contributing. :D [/quote]

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