I'm just proud of my kid....

I recently overheard a discussion about parents who share stories about their kids' accomplishments and ...brag... about their kids' abilities. One person said that she thought it was distasteful to talk up her kids to other people, and another person talked about a friend of hers who always seems to put down one kid to praise another kid for his accomplishments. This made me wonder....

I share stories about Ashlinn's newest achievements all the time. I tell my husband, the grandparents, friends with kids, friends without kids--pretty much anyone who seems interested to any degree. I don't mean to brag about my little girl. I really don't. I don't think she's smarter, more capable, more whatever than your kid. I mean, I do think she's advanced, but I probably think your kid is advanced too. I don't share my stories of her accomplishments and latest and greatest abilities to imply that she's better than other kids in any way. I'm just amazed by her; that's all. I'm amazed by other kids too. I just think toddlers and preschoolers are amazing on the whole.

But I hope I'm not offending people by doing this. I'm just proud of my kid. I like to talk about her and her amazingness. But I'm proud of your kid too, and I want to hear your stories too.