Originally Posted by lulu
Nobody blinks an eye - and in fact it is quite lovely to learn about the successes of my friends children in baseball, dance recitals and swimming. These successes are not simply earned by hard work, but also due to innate ability. The rules change though, when we talk about academic achievements.

So, are you saying if you post a picture of your kid at the science fair or orchestra or whatever geeky activity that people will be unsupportive or resent hearing about it - but if it was soccer it would be fine?

A lot of people see it as different to brag about the precociousness of when your child mastered sentences because they recognize this is a pretty natural process for most kids and that the range of when it happens is in the long run not particularly significant.