I agree with you, Floradama, what I do is fairly similar to what you do. I want my friends to be proud of their kids in front of me, so in conversations about kids I try to focus on their kids. Plus there are so many other issues that are common to all families that we can talk about. I used to feel that I have no one to talk to about my kids, other than close family. Now it's better as I'm getting to know more people IRL and online. For example, I can safely discuss my DS's math abilities with the math professor that I got to know... We will all figure out what we can say with which group...

About bragging, though. I have seen plenty of parents brag, and I don't think it's related to whether their kids are GT. smile