I hate the problem of having to be really careful when talking with others about my kids, especially when I'm talking to competitive parents who freely brag about their kids. I'm shy and don't like to call attention to myself, and I always feel put on the spot when people ask things about my kids and school. It's hard to be honest but withhold details. But, every year at Christmas it comes up because of Christmas cards. I'd really like to send out a Christmas letter with our cards because we live in an entirely different state than all our family and most of our friends. But, in said letter, I feel like I would have to leave out anything school-related which, let's face it, is a huge chunk of what life is about when you've got kids. I can't even metnion which grade my kids are in since my DD is two years ahead of age and my DS is one year ahead, and this would be construed as bragging. So, each year we just put in pictures of my kids with a little label stating their ages and don't include a letter. I sure love reading other people's letters, though!
