Parents who brag way too much

You are right that every parent likes to brag about their children. And yes, there are people who brags way too much unnecessarily. In my culture, it is not acceptable for a parent to brag about their children (or family). It's more of putting yourself down and being humble (though it is changing these days). I don't agree completely that that's the best way, but it certainly saved me from having to listen to proud parent boasting about some trivial things. Friends and neighbours are supposed to praise other's children, and of course, the parents are supposed to deny all the praises and say the other's kids are better.

Ugh. One of my friends happens to have pretty awesome children. Her son is in college and happened to be part of a competition to be the university DJ. He is getting tremendous support is a huge contender. Her daughter meanwhile is level-headed, witty, pretty, is as intelligent as she is smart. Her two toddlers on the other hand have done pretty cute and awesome stuff at their ages. Let it be known that my friend, the mother of these awesome children does not brag about them. They can pretty much stand on their own. I think that parents who brag about their kids are trying to compensate for something. It would be compensation for bad parenting. They also might be one of those who missed their dreams in life and all they have are their children. As if their children are the very legacy they have and therefore God's Gift to this world. As if the world is in dire need of their spawn. I think that it's a superiority complex, among other things, but it's a superiority complex that compensates on what they didn't have themselves: the prestige they always for themselves but failed at because they weren't really the best kind of people you'd want to leave your own children with. I apologize for sounding mean, but I've had a fair share of encountering these kinds of parents. My friend happened to have a student whose mother begged that her son (friend's student) would graduate top of his class. What was telling was that while her son had the top medal, the others had more awards in other subjects than he did. It escapes me that parents would go these lengths when they don't even have the decency to verify if their children deserve these things. One other question to ask: "What would their bragging actually bring their children?"

my mum does it and i get a bit fed up when she egzagerates things. but i put up with it, it's not all the time she does it. i'm actually happy with my son at the moment, he seems to be doing a lot better at school since his father is not in the picture. so can't help but tell people.

I know someone who brags too much about his child. My uncle. It's just easy to ignore braggers anyway so It's not really a big problem for me.

Well, we can't help parents being proud of their children but talking about them too much can really annoy most people. They should be aware of this the moment they start feeling proud or talking about their kids' achievements. Anyway, great achievements are always known. People would just hear of them. Sometimes it is not necessary to talk about them coz people already know.

Hahaha! This is a nice one. I agree that almost all parents like boasting and bragging about their children. I find it even normal. But you are correct, sometimes it really goes out of hand. Which I find bad. It's ok to be proud at your kids but not overdo it. Impressions of other people will be bad. Just do things in a proper way. Too much is not always good. Happy mylotting!

i know lots of parents who brag too much about their children. At first i thought that was sweet, bragging about their children's success means they're proud. But when its coming to exaggerating their stories, its like "hey its annoying already will you stop it". I think their reason is that they want people think that they're lucky or they want people to envy them.

My parents even talk about the embarrassing things we did. They like to talk about everything we have done.