seriously who brags

[crepesuzette]

my mother has this one friend who just won't stop bragging about her child's abilities and everything like that. she's like oh my son skipped a grade (fyi, he and i used to be in the same elementary until he moved several years back) and then she's like did you know that my son is now in college and that he has worked so hard for it.. then she goes on saying that her son is all smart and everything... really? who does that? especially in the 21st century? your son may be a prodigy and everything, but does he respect others for being second in the race? honestly...
people who brag a lot are full of baloney. they tell us how great they're doing, only to find out that they've been exaggerating. i can't stand such people... i just can't... however, i'm not going to let these people discourage me from aiming higher...
so my question is, when someone brags what do you do?

[Gandalf]

my mother has this one friend who just won't stop bragging about her child's abilities and everything like that. she's like oh my son skipped a grade (fyi, he and i used to be in the same elementary until he moved several years back) and then she's like did you know that my son is now in college and that he has worked so hard for it.. then she goes on saying that her son is all smart and everything... really? who does that? especially in the 21st century? your son may be a prodigy and everything, but does he respect others for being second in the race? honestly...
people who brag a lot are full of baloney. they tell us how great they're doing, only to find out that they've been exaggerating. i can't stand such people... i just can't... however, i'm not going to let these people discourage me from aiming higher...
so my question is, when someone brags what do you do?

If somebody had bragged about my abilities, I would quite clearly state that there is a mistake. I wouldnt want somebody believe me to be something I'm not. Ever.

It's a fact of life that parents will try and make their kids sound great,I think some parents think it a competition and fear that other parents look down on them.
People will brag about anything and the best thing is to not give them the air space, try and ignore them and make it clear it's not actually annoying you, ( beyond correcting them as above)

[Rayquaza]

Parents do that because they have problems themselves, so they think if they can show off to others that they're better, they stay in denial and think of themselves higher. It's a massive ego boost and is annoying. Don't get worked up, just take it as a way of someone trying to start conversation. And if you know they're exaggerating, either tell them or ignore it, either way it doesn't matter since it's not really a friendship.

[dontfiguremeout]

Well she's probably doing it because she didn't do this when she was in high school. So for her son to be better than her I guess is worth bragging because she knows he'll be more successful than her, because every parent wants their kid to become more successful in their education life than when they were in school. That's just how it goes. But she has no reason to brag everyday. I guess you just have to be patient and just deal with it. Maybe talk to your mom about it and let her deal with it with her friend.

[thatguywhosaysEH]

She is just saying all this stuff because she wants to feel good about herself that she has spawned some sort of miracle baby. You can either ignore her or if she does this excessively you can politely say that nobody gives a shit

[bored4evah]

i slap them .-.

[crepesuzette]

discussion closed.

[CharlieHorse]

discussion closed.

Dude. You're not a mod... 0_o