Competitive parent comments (just for fun)

[prettymuchapixiegirl]

A few that I've come across:

"I love the way your DS is happy sitting in the buggy. My DS is never happy just sitting there like that, he is so grown up and needs constant stimulation or he gets bored"

"Oh DS, look at that slop that Pixiegirl's DS is eating, you're wondering what it is because you only have big boy food don't you?"

"To be honest I'd much rather have a child who's more average, like your DS. I think being so advanced is going to bring my DS nothing but problems when he gets to school"

All said by a "friend" who is lovely in many ways but also very competitive and our meet ups are frequently spent with her reeling off a list of what her DS is now doing, or by her making out that there's a problem because she thinks he's doing things so early....

What competitive parenting comments have you all come across?

Nothing on that scale, thankfully, but your "friend" sounds like an idiot. She needs to get a life...

What mm1 said!

And I'm marking my place because I LOVE these threads.

your "friend", for example, is a twat

she probably is insecure under it all

last week at the swimming pool waiting for lessons to start, another parent that I sort of know was telling me how his daughter is in the top 5 children in her year group, how he knows this I dont know, its not really common practise to rank the children in a reception class.

parent of child in my class telling me how he expected great things of her because she comes from a "superior gene pool" said child was average.

Oh i would laugh if anyone said any of those to me

I tend to just agree with her and say "Oh wow yes he's such a genius isn't he?", laughing to myself.

We've been friends for years and yes she's quite insecure. She likes a lot of attention on her.

tee hee

Discussion in a waiting room.

Her: (After long spiel about her very flash / expensive car seat) What kind is yours?
Me: Primo Viaggio it says on the base, not sure of the manufacturer.
Her: Oh? I have never seen a grey one.
Me: It's not new, my sister gave it to me.
Her: Oh I would NEVER put Hannah in anything second hand, ou never know where it's been.

Er, I do as it happens, in my sisters car, under her watchful eye.

" My DD needs to sleep all night to process all the information she's taken in during day - that's why she's so clever. She's just so keen to learn about everything around her "

So basically, my DS was obviously stupid which is why he still woke so much at night......

Grrrr Underachieving, I hate hate hate it when people start conversations up randomly just to boast.

overheard at ds2's (11yo) school concert...

dad 1 "we expected to see your [ds] at the violin masterclass w/e over christmas... wasn't he chosen?"

dad 2 "oh he was chosen... but he couldn't go because it clashed with the juillard school thing in new york that his teacher put him forward for..."

blimey!

Silly bint!! If she comes out with another crack about how advanced her child is compared to yours, say "I expect people said the same to Mrs Einstein, too", in a really pointed way.

What my friend will do too is ask me if my son does/says something, so for example "Does he say dog?" and if I say "Yes", she'll say "Well Rufus (not his real name BTW) says that too and he says cat, and bird" etc etc

"...I think being so advanced is going to bring my DS nothing but problems when he gets to school"

I should imagine having such insensitive, unaware tit of a mother will be far bigger problem regardless of his location!

I can't believe people actually say stuff like that - without feeling like utter tits.

'I don't know how you manage to look so 'glam', i'm so busy doing mummy things i barely have time for mascara! hahaha'
Please...

Freudian, I often think that too. I am trying to weigh up whether she genuinely is insensitive and it just comes naturally to her, or whether she is trying to make clever put downs.

I have a friend who I really like but says things like "when I'm older I won't put on weight round my middle like you as I am blessed with a tiny waist"

scentednappyhag on the flip side of the coin, 'Oh, you never mind how you look do you, you are such a devoted parent. I can't even leave the house without mascara'

'It's so important that they crawl, such an important developmental stage. Did yours crawl?' Knowing full well the answer is NO.

'You are so lucky that your baby is not a fussy eater, she will eat anything you give her. It is nice to see a bonny read fat baby, mine has such a delicate disposition.'

'Your baby sleeps on her own in her own room? How brave. Little Johnny can't bear to be away from me, we are so close, you are so lucky to be able to get a good night's sleep'

I have a friend exactly the same. I should have seen it coming really from when our babies (our first babies too) were both 6 weeks old and I was amazed at that first smile and said "I can't believe it! Ds1 smiled today! It was amazing!" and her reply was "oh yes my ds1 has been smiling for weeks now".

They both started school last year but I had a whole year of moaning about how ready said child was to start school because he is so forward. She did use the immortal words "now I'm not saying he's a GENIUS or anything but...."

a parent of a new child at my dance class asked last week "can she do exams when she's a little bit older?" ... erm, she's 2yo and has been learning dance for a fortnight.

Maybe in the next five years

LMAO at this

Best one ever from an ex-friend

"how do you cope with DS being so hyperactive, don't you worry he'll hurt another child". said as my DS (2yo at the time) was pushing his car along a car mat with relevant sound effects whilst her DD (same age) sat there moving hers forwards and backwards very slowly and pinching my DS if he came within a meter of her.

My rather curt reply was "not really, he is tolerant of others and doesn't hurt them and I think its great he 'knows' what cars do'

DS (9) still can't ride a bike.
Friend said "how challenging for you. is it a combination of dsypraxia and coorodination/balance issues?"
"no, he's a lazy wee shit whose scared of falling off!"

"no ds is autistic"

"oh really? have you found his special power yet"

"wtf the you mental bitch?"

"yes autistic children always seem to have some sort of special power, you know like that young black boy that can do amazing drawings of famous places"

I will admit I'm a TERRIBLE one for boasting about my children. I just am dead proud of them. Sorry!

However, I will also waste no time in slagging them off when they're being little shits more challenging. I also understand that some people want to have a funny "my child did this disgusting thing" "Well my child did THIS disgusting thing" chat.

I have a friend, though, who if you turn up at her house saying "my boy has been abominable today. He pinched x at nursery" will turn round and say "mine too. He only read 4 pages of his storybook."

No, you silly moo - say "how awful, here is chocolate/tea/drug of choice" and let me have a moan before you tell me about your wonderful child.