Comments on: My Kid is Better Than Your Kid! http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:58:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nicole http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid/comment-page-1#comment-12464 Nicole Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:15 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid#comment-12464 Hmmm, interesting that a proud, competitive mom is seen as insecure about her parenting since typically when men are openly competitive, it's 'natural' and just testosterone. Feels like a double standard and as usual women are labeling other women because we are the hardest on one another and on ourselves. I am competitive in life and I don't see myself as particularly insecure. Perhaps I just have too much testosterone for playdates. Hmmm, interesting that a proud, competitive mom is seen as insecure about her parenting since typically when men are openly competitive, it’s ‘natural’ and just testosterone. Feels like a double standard and as usual women are labeling other women because we are the hardest on one another and on ourselves. I am competitive in life and I don’t see myself as particularly insecure. Perhaps I just have too much testosterone for playdates.

]]> By: Deb http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid/comment-page-1#comment-1400 Deb Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:13:07 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid#comment-1400 I fight the competitiveness all the time. But I think that my children can sense it and it puts pressure on them to "perform." So it's to their detriment, really, b/c if in our race to have our kids be the best, we're turning them off to the very things we want them to excel at. I fight the competitiveness all the time. But I think that my children can sense it and it puts pressure on them to “perform.” So it’s to their detriment, really, b/c if in our race to have our kids be the best, we’re turning them off to the very things we want them to excel at.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid/comment-page-1#comment-1394 Amanda Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:21:47 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid#comment-1394 I agree, Dawn, Myra's last comment is completely true! In our parenting class they suggest actually writing down the characteristics that we want to teach our children. It really made me think about what are the three main characteristics that I want Ace to learn. I agree, Dawn, Myra’s last comment is completely true! In our parenting class they suggest actually writing down the characteristics that we want to teach our children. It really made me think about what are the three main characteristics that I want Ace to learn.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid/comment-page-1#comment-1392 Dawn Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:21:04 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid#comment-1392 Myra, I think your last sentence is pure brilliance! Something I will reflect on for awhile... Myra, I think your last sentence is pure brilliance! Something I will reflect on for awhile…

]]> By: myra http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid/comment-page-1#comment-1390 myra Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:05:54 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/my-kid-is-better-than-your-kid#comment-1390 jenn, your comment made me laugh. i think this is something that's most prevalent with moms of young kids. i still see alot of this in my son's play groups and he's five! i think in the end we'll all look back and see that alot of these early milestones weren't nearly as important as the character we develop in our kids. jenn, your comment made me laugh. i think this is something that’s most prevalent with moms of young kids. i still see alot of this in my son’s play groups and he’s five!

i think in the end we’ll all look back and see that alot of these early milestones weren’t nearly as important as the character we develop in our kids.

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