Interesting Question

Okay, so I post about the experiences of my life, and someone commented the other day that I "Brag enough".  It was thought provoking.

How do you be happy for your family's accomplishments without it sounding like you are bragging.  I guess it would be bragging if I were calling and telling everyone, "hey guess what … did?"  But didn't do that.  I guess it would be bragging, if I was fixated only on what my kids accomplished, but I'm not.  I am very interested in the team as a whole and each runner for all the team, and each player of the soccer team.

I am pleased when one of my children does something "good" - what parent wouldn't be?  I am happy for good grades, good effort, accomplishing goals, etc.  This is good and positive parenting.  So when does it cross that invisible line that I am now being accused of bragging?  Good question!

I didn't tell anyone about my kids accomplishments, and at the same time I told everyone by posting on my blog.  The mistake was thinking I could use my blog as a journal, and record my happiness for my kids.  This blog, is for recording events, happy and sad, big and small, positive and negative, that the Lowe family experiences.  As Mark would say it's "the good, the bad and the ugly" (hee hee).

We have had our share and then some of the bad, and the ugly - it's nice to have some good.  I'm sorry that you as a reader can't have joy for others accomplishments.