But trying to have a conversation with another parent that seems like they're always trying to "one up" you with your kid, makes me want to walk out in mid-conversation. (perhaps after re-arranging their face)
I have no issues if you are proud of your offspring, and want to boast about something spectacular, by all means go for it. Yet when one is telling a story, talking about something that happened during their day with kids, isn't it beyond irritating to be consistently interrupted with "Well Johnny was doing that by the time he was a year." or "Sally doesn't ever behave in a manner like that!"?
So lets talk. Let's share ideas on how we can better improve ourselves as parents, to improve our spawn. But if one deems it necessary to make it sound like my boys are mediocre at best, in comparison to the no less than perfection of an upbringing they are providing, I'm not willing to hear it. I'm trying my best, and I think I'm doing a pretty damn good job of it too.
So who wants to do a play date? :P
