Just Another Manic Mommy

Dear Manic Mommy: How do you handle bragging parents? I have a 22-month-old, and some of my friends talk nonstop about how advanced their children are. I am happy for them and for their genius children, but it is getting old.

Manic Mommy: This one is an easy one! You be thankful you are not a bragging parent and you just smile and say “How lovely!” every time those parents start to brag about their children. And while you’re smiling and telling them how lovely their children are, simply hold your own brilliant child in your arms and know secretly that yours is way smarter than theirs is — because you know that a bragging parent has something seriously lacking.