Comments on: Pride in our children: sometimes it’s okay to brag (sometimes it’s not)

By: Amybee

Amybee — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:58:38 +0000

I know this post may have come off as making some strong points! Believe me, my family has had our ups and downs!! My older son was a wild toddler and he was not too easy at about age 7 or 8 (we clashed a lot then/he tested me a lot). I am thankful that my boys are in pretty good places/phases now…I am expecting another baby soon, at sort of a crazy time in my life and am overwhelmed enough with that…And who knows…I’ll probably be talking about some of that milestone baby stuff again, too (it’s been a while since I had a baby-I’m sure I’ve forgotten a lot).

By: Rayven

Rayven — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:34:20 +0000

Great post!

All kids are talented in one area or another, but it does get obnoxious when moms can do nothing but brag over and over again.

And then they start comparing all the activities the kids are in, and heaven forbid if a child is gifted!

By: Wayne Saliba

Wayne Saliba — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:32:07 +0000

Well said Science-Mom it is normally come out like that the first thing that comes out people mouth when you say ya kids like 6 months is she/he Crawl and that i now that as i havedone it a number of time my self lol

By: Science-mom

Science-mom — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:19:11 +0000

Your family sounds great, kudos. In terms of baby benchmarking, I`m afraid I`m one of the guilty ones who couldn`t resist asking “How old is your baby?” “Can he/she crawl?” Maybe it comes from having premie twins with low birth weights, always worried about their development. Or maybe benchmarking – not necessarily bragging – simply comes naturally with motherhood, I don`t know.

By: Wayne Saliba

Wayne Saliba — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:38:20 +0000

i am not a father my self but i have been around kids all my life and you do get kids doing things before others do, Yes mothers do sometimes go over the top about it and people say they wont do that but i have know people to say that and do it them self when they become a father or mother them self

There is nothing wrong with brag about ya kids but you really need to know when the line is to stop as you dont want to become that person everyone doesnt want to be around cuz they brag to much