to just not want to get involved with all that competitive parenting malarky?

[CallMeBubblesEverybodyDoes]

I really can't be bothered with it all!

I like to meet up with friends for a coffee and a chat, but why the heck do some people turn everything into a competition? Met up with a friend yesterday who has a DS 2 weeks younger than my DS (almost 2). My friend proceeded for our entire meet-up to compare the boys "Oh I love the way Minibubbles doesn't talk properly, it's lovely to hear baby talk compared with my DS's proper grown up talking". Asking me how much I pay for an activity my DS does and then saying "Oh the one we go to is much more expensive than that" and all sorts of passive aggressive comments aimed at DS "Oh no, you don't still drink from a beaker do you? My DS is in much more of a hurry to grow up than you are!" etc etc.

Like I said, I cannot be bothered with it all; I am happy for my DS to do things in his own time. I'm in no hurry to make him drink from a glass or to potty train him. My older children did these things when they were ready and I intend to let DS do the same. I couldn't care less if her DS is more advanced than mine, as it happens I'd say they are actually very similar ability wise, and probably very average for 23 month olds, but even if he was more advanced it just wouldn't bother me, I'm happy to let my son be himself and do things in his own time.

Rant over!

My MIL is a competitive GP. Anythign i say about my kids - her own kids have done bigger and better!

I think they grow out of it by 7yrs Goldenbear!! Once they realise that sitting up early and being on blue band of reading book before their friend's DC etc is pretty meaningless!

It is at it's worst from birth to 6 yrs.

Lol OP, I would say to your compe"tit"ive friend "its a shame at this young age they feel they have to learn everything at break neck speed...Im glad my DC savours life.....I mean it is a journey rather than a sprint...I would hate him to miss all the scenery"

I mean it is a journey rather than a sprint...I would hate him to miss all the scenery"

A good quote for OP to use on her friend!

A friend of mine who has a day nursery always says she's seen hundreds of 'genius' toddlers grow up into mediocre school children to be impressed by this sort of thing any more.
Unfortunately some parents NEVER grow out of it.When their own kids grow up and haven't set the world on fire, they satrt on boasting about their grandkids.

Also, I find with the competitive types, if they can't win at their child being the absolute best at something then they have to win at them being the absolute worst. If they don't have a good sleeper they have to have absolutely the WORST sleeper ever, and NOBODY else has a clue about sleep deprivation.

Or if their child doesn't talk their child is MUTE! MUTE! Not a word do they speak. Because for some weird reason that's better than them talking a bit but no way as near as good as another person's child.