Originally posted by ILoveReptiles
These type of parents can't talk about, think about, or comprehend anything else. It's all about the kid. The kid this the kid that. It's NOT healthy! This is what is causing the kids today to have their distinctive superiority complex.
You are quite right there! Too many kids today think they are invinsible/perfect/wonderful and can do anything because they are constantly being told they are wonderful. I am so tired of going to my daughter's school concerts and plays and having to listen to kids sing who are just AWFUL... but they sing because they've been told by doting parents that they are wonderful... then some day they'll try out for something like "American Idol" and hear the truth for the first time and - wow - its like the truth teller has lost their mind. So I agree with you there.

Note: I am not saying that its bad to have postive self-esteem... its bad when they feel/act as if they are the world's gift to everybody. That is not healthy. My own neice is a product of that... she's a masculine looking girl (sorry, but true) who's always been in sports and now that she's 16, she wanted to try out for the dance squad. She practiced and came up with a routine. She claims she was the best there. We know how she dances and all have our doubts. She confronted - yes confronted, as in accused- the coach and was told that she wasn't feminine enough. She was crushed. She walked around asking everybody for weeks if we thought she wasn't feminine... we all tried to "nicely" tell her that she was little rough; that just because you wear a skirt & some make-up doesn't mean you transform into girly-girl. She turned a deaf ear to the helpful tips.

Everyone has one thing in their lives that they are passionate about to the boredom of everyone else. I know someone who lives and breathes e-bay. Oh-so-annoying! Someone else does the same with sports... "can't we talk about something else... hey, I have an idea! No sports speak for an hour." Equally obnoxious. We all have our obsessions. Whether or not we are open and eager to share what makes us happy, makes the difference of whether or not you hear those fascinating teething ring stories. I agree that ongoing stories told day after day about somebody's baby is a bit grating on the nerves. So are the stories told day after day about sports, clothes, e-bay, you name it. Believe it or not, dating tales on Monday morning are just as bad as baby tales, going into depth about your new lipstick is equally terrifying... I'm assuming you don't do these things, but they are examples of what people endure in offices on a daily basis. I'm sure there's something you discuss that people roll their eyes on. If you don't then you are one in a million (either that or in denial... then you're going back to being raised to thinking you're invincible.)