to find this mother very irritating

[emkana]

She gave ds, who is not talking, a present and a birthday card which showed a mouse and a dinosaur. Inside she had written "fun questions, also for ds's sisters: What does the mouse say to the dinosaur? And what does the dinosaur say to the mouse?"

So I read this to the dd's, ds obv not capable to respond to it. The dd's looked at me blankly, not knowing what to make of it. Pipes up this mum: "what no answers? My dd had hundreds of funny ideas"

Silly woman, some people just can't help themselves can they! Ignore.

loving this thread, please is there one with quotes from competitive parents - although this woman sounds seriously weird...

Flash
Dinosaur: "Gee mouse, what do you want to do tonight?"
Mouse: "The same thing we do every night, Dino - try to take over the world."

I think competitive mums are ridiculous but also very funny.
One said to me a while back, after noticing my DD running around and her DD (similar age not that I give a kittens bumhole) still crawling "You know my DD is obviously far more literate than yours and that explains why she hasn't yet decided to walk. "
I snorted with laughter so much that my tea came out through my nostrils.

LOL Brighton girl! Go girl!

Had a similar experience: At hypercompetitive mom's house. She says, 'doesn't it make you sad that your DD is playing alone?'

No, I said, 'because it's been your DD that keeps grabbing toys out of her hands and cannot share which is why she's playing alone!'

How weird emkana!

I had a friend say something funny the other day - her ds is the same age as ds2, and you know what ds2's speech is like - her ds has VERY clear speech, and I said something like 'his speech is really clear isn't it' to which she said 'it's been suggested that it's cos I speak to him lots, but I don't think it can be that, as you talk to your ds2!'.

I laughed! Don't know if she realised the inherent comparison! But she didn't mean anything at all - she is lovely. Whereas this mum sounds strange!

My baby sister didn't say a single word until she was nearly 4. Nothing. And most other moms would say things and make cutting comments. It killed my mom, but what can you really do but smile and shrug? You know what? My sister has grown in to a perfectly normal woman while some of these other kids starting doing drugs or became pregnant teens, etc. So suck it up, if you can, knowing that the future will be brighter.

That being said, I hate moms that always prove how smart their kids are.

You know, Emkana, I'd put very good money on the fact that deep down this woman is very insecure about herself and her family.

If she was a happy and confident person she just wouldn't need to do stuff like this.

Competitive parenting has just got to be the worst thing about parenting. i have made some great friends, but cannot see the friendship lasting with the constant stream of subtle but hurtful nagative comments and putdowns fed to DS by one individual supposed 'friend'. I have decided to distance myself, and even the couple of times i have made contact, it has happened again.

You don't need someone like this in your DS's life. Your DS needs people that encourage the postive. Lose touch with her.