CAMom said:
One thing I will caution moms of younger kids on is the standard "yes he can read but he sucks at ____". I was so guilty of this early on! I'd say "Yes he speaks very well but you should see him run, he's so uncoordinated" or something similar. In my attempts to make him seem more normal, he overheard me once and I totally hurt his feelings. Since then, I've heard other moms say it in the compare our kids at the park game.
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Yes, I fell into this trap once too. It happens before you know it too! Afterwards, I felt so bad I promised myself never to do that again. It's just not fair to my child. It makes me sad to think that in order to make someone feel better about the situation I have to let them know what my son does not do so well.
