<p>I’m actually not a parent, but I figured all you parents might be able to put my problem in perspective. To start off I will say that I am a very successful child. I do well in school and on tests and I never quit anything and blah blah blah, you get the point. However, my parents just can not seem to stop bragging about me, and to an extent that is extrememly embarassing! And they don’t just do it to people they know, but to people they have just met and while I am sitting right there! My mom starts rattling off my test scores and how great I am and what colleges I’m looking at (only good ones -mind you!) and all the rest when the person obviously has no interest. She goes on and on and on and on… my parents make it like I am the next Mother Theresa!
Please tell me if this is rude. I’m thinking of writing to miss manners or anne landers…</p>
<p>Perhaps you could talk to them directly about it when the three of you are alone sometimes. I know that is hard in some families, but that would acheive the best result in the shortest amount of time.</p>
<p>I assume that you are doing all these great things becuase you want to do them for yourself and not just to get your parents’ approval (or avoid their disapproval), If so, explain to them that these are things you are doing for yourself and you consider these things to be a personal matter that you would like to mention it to others at your discretion.</p>
<p>There may be other things going on here that make you feel uncomfortable, like you feel you are being on display and you would rather not be. Be sure you mention that as well.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, don’t give up doing the things that bring you success and satisfaction. Reemmber, someday you’ll be out of the house and you won’t have to deal with this issue so often.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>OMGosh! You should write to your senator, not Ann Landers!</p>
<p>Braggy parents are so thick!</p>
<p>You might try explaining to your parents that they’re making other people feel bad because their kids don’t measure up.</p>
<p>My FIL was recently at a sporting event, watching my college daughter play, he was bragging to parents on the OTHER TEAM about her- it was very embarassing…like they wanted to hear about her!!!</p>
<p>At that moment, I rolled my eyes and met the eyes of the other dad, by his response, I think he appreciated recognising the annoyance factor. I later spoke to Grandpa and reminded him of who it is appropriate to tell (his senior citizen friends!) and to whom it was a bad choice to tell.</p>
<p>Talk to your parents and let them know it embarasses you and it can make other people feel badly adn uncomfortable.</p>
<p>I agree that you should let your parents know that you find the bragging embarrassing. S2 is heading off to college in the fall, and we are trying to treat him like the mature young man he is. I would not want to embarrass him any more than I would want to embarrass my husband, S1 or myself.</p>
<p>If I were behaving in a such a manner, I would hope that my family might gently raise the issue during a private moment. Just don’t expect a delighted initial response. It’s kind of hard not to be defensive when one is reminded that one has flaws, especially when the intentions are good. I doubt they’re doing this to make others uncomfortable.</p>
<p>I am very proud of my sons and I am sure I would brag a lot about them too if the other parents we hang around would just shut up about their own kids for a moment. ;)</p>