<p>Great responses here - I particularly love mafool’s, asking for the inquirer’s bra size. Asking their weight would get the point across too, I suppose. I’ve found myself in this situation a number of times. I’m always a bit frustrated because I know that someone who is rude enough to ask the question won’t hesitate to assume that reluctance to answer means the kid didn’t do especially well - and won’t hesitate to spread that assumption around to the community at large, either. I’ve had to learn to let that go.</p>
<p>A very good friend of mine once asked me this. We’ve shared a lot of personal stuff, and she’s a big fan of my kids, so I answered without thinking. She congratulated me, then told everyone in her path, which annoyed the d in question no little bit. It was a good reminder to me not to brag, even to close friends.</p>
<p>One d had promised her best friend that they’d share SAT scores with each other, which they did in the presence of another kid. Kid told her mom. Mom later congratulated me on d’s score, saying that my d had been “going around telling all the kids how well she did” (in other words, bragging her butt off). That’s not what happened, but that’s how the story was told. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Ugh, this brings back all my unpleasant memories from senior (and even junior) year. Some of those same people still question me about my son’s college grades, though less fervently because they know my response will be: He did well, and we’re proud of him. If they didn’t relent, I would add that we (and he) agreed not to share his SAT scores.</p>
<p>This reminds me of the “How much weight did you gain when you were pregnant?” question. If it came from someone who only wanted to compete with a lower number, my response was: Enough, but not too much.</p>
<p>“I promised my son that I wouldn’t be one of those social misfit parents who go around bragging about their kid’s score, so I am not allowed to talk about it”</p>
<p>My son has said that it is his policy to never ask anyone at school their scores. He thinks it is just an incredibly rude question to ask of someone. If they want to brag or whine about their scores great. But he will not ask. I’m proud that he decided that on his own after observing over and over “whatcha get?” all over school.</p>
<p>I was 26 years old, in the work force, was taking GMATs for bschool and my boss asked what I got on them! I told him enough to get into what was at the time the #1 ranked bschool in the country. I think it’s a tacky question.</p>
I’ve found myself in this situation a number of times. I’m always a bit frustrated because I know that someone who is rude enough to ask the question won’t hesitate to assume that reluctance to answer means the kid didn’t do especially well - and won’t hesitate to spread that assumption around to the community at large, either. I’ve had to learn to let that go.</p>