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I think this is more prevalent amongst parents of 15-19 year olds but do any of you guys have good friends in your life that go way overboard with bragging about their sons and daughters?

I have 2 very good, longtime friends who do this. I guess what’s more annoying is they never ask how my sons are doing because they’re too hyper focused on bombarding me and others with all of the amazing things their children are doing.

I’m ALL for them sharing the accomplishments of their children but it’s the overboard part that needs to get checked.

In fact, I’ve had several interactions with one of the friends where I’m genuinely curious to hear what’s new WITH THEM but they completely ignore the inquiry and go on a diatribe about all of the foreign countries their son is going to and about the 40 D1 schools that are courting their son to run track and field.

This particular friend has been a very close friend of mine for 37 years.
 
Yes,I had a friend who once offered to sell me a hockey card of his 15 year old son for a hundred bucks(team card all the players get one,kinda like a school picture).Told me his kid was definitely gonna make the NHL and the card would be worth a fortune.I still laugh about this with mutual friends
 
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I think this is more prevalent amongst parents of 15-19 year olds but do any of you guys have good friends in your life that go way overboard with bragging about their sons and daughters?

I have 2 very good, longtime friends who do this. I guess what’s more annoying is they never ask how my sons are doing because they’re too hyper focused on bombarding me and others with all of the amazing things their children are doing.

I’m ALL for them sharing the accomplishments of their children but it’s the overboard part that needs to get checked.

In fact, I’ve had several interactions with one of the friends where I’m genuinely curious to hear what’s new WITH THEM but they completely ignore the inquiry and go on a diatribe about all of the foreign countries their son is going to and about the 40 D1 schools that are courting their son to run track and field.

This particular friend has been a very close friend of mine for 37 years.
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For a neighbor or acquaintance or coworker or whatever, I'd just roll my eyes and live with it.

For a very good friend of many years? I'd feel comfortable calling them out on it. I haven't had this exact topic come up yet (I'm sure I will when my buddies' kids get to this age), but I have called friends out on other topics. It's never been a problem.

You don't need to be a dick about it, just be direct. Like the buddy who ignored your inquiry, cut that diatribe off.

"Buddy, you know I love you and I'm proud of Lil Timmy and his journey, but we only get the chance to hang out/talk so often. What's going on with YOU? Been golfing lately?"

If you were doing something that was consistently annoying a very good friend, you'd want them to let you know, wouldn't you?
 
I think people who do that have insecurities about their own station in life and they're living vicariously through their kids' accomplishments.

I'm still a bit too young to have friends or acquaintances in that age bracket, but it's coming soon. I've had older coworkers who behaved like that. I agree with Dave, you should just diplomatically change the subject. These people might not realize that they're being weird/obnoxious/cringe.
 
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