Because sadly we are living in a world of "everybody can" and "there are no losers only winners". Sorry maybe I'm "old school" but we are becoming a society of "everybody wins. No hard feelings" when I grew up not every kid made the team, we dealth with being disappointed and either 1) improved or 2) sulked and didn't get over it. It's stupid. I mean really even schools are doing away with the "competitive" aspect. 7-8 valedictorians in a class, no one gets cut ect. It's just making more entitled children with the mentality of "I'm AWESOME!" Even when they suck and they get the "gimme praise bc I NNNEEEEEEDDDDD IT"

what you described is Princess Boy to a Tee...that's how he has been raised since he hatched from BMs' crotch...it's disgusting...I don't even do that with my own Bios because I don't want them to think they get "a trophy for just participating"...I don't believe in that....and Princess Boy is one of the most entitled spoiled brats on this site....

They are setting these kids up for some MAJOR disappointment when they get in the REAL world.

My DH praises his 11 old daughter for tiny, mundane things, even laying the table! "Well done! It looks fantastic! You're so clever!" She laid a friggin table, not find the cute for cancer!!! Jeez!!!! It's definitely gonna be a rude awakening for her when she grows up and discovers that in real life you hardly get praised for anything!!

SD12 lost all but one match in her volleyball tournament Saturday. We get to FIL's birthday party and MIL asks how the tournament went. Then she tells SD, oh you and your team are so much better than those other girls. Really? Then how come they keep losing? Every week.

Seriously, I hate most parents these days with the feel good let me be your best friend blow sunshine up your ass parenting.

This is why my SS16, who can't get a lead or solo in the highschool band, thinks he is going to graduate and move to New York or LA and become the next Nirvana. Oh, and he thinks he is going to go to Julliard, too. And DH has been entertaining talks of taking him to "look at the college". REALLY?

Yep - this is my OH as well.

His precious princess sd13 has just started dance class. Apparently she is AMAZING... (not - I have seen her practice)

My dd's 11 and 8 have danced for 7 and 6 years, this year they are both doing 12 hours a week. They work hard, they practice hard and they are committed, dedicated and passionate about it. They do Classical ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and acro, as well as troupe work. They are both in a troupe that is dancing at Disneyland in September.

So, SD decided she had to be a dancer too. BM tried to sign her up to the "opposition" dance school to my kids one (they compete against each other and are the two top schools in our area) But they had to audition to get into troupes and solo work. So SD refused (well that's what she says - perhaps she just didn't make it) So, BM found a teacher who teaches contemporary out of SD's school one night a week, 3 girls attend.

Two Wednesdays ago they arrived here for visitation while my girls were practicing their troupe work, SD walks in and insists they find the music for her to practice HER dance - she needs to practice TOO!!! (said by SD with attitude) So dd11 found something that SD approved of, and SD went to work....

LMAO - she was shocking - she is obese, and it was so hard not to laugh or smirk. It was just bad.

At the end, OH claps and told her she was brilliant, and that she must be the star (not hard with only three kids but I doubt it anyway LOL) And that she will be winning at the comps in no time with how good she has gotten.

Gag me with a spoon.

I despise the overpraising! My SD7 is always being told by her BM that she is the prettiest, smartest, best at everything she does. Now anytime SD completes a task she asks people "Don't you think I did such a good job with XYZ" or "What do you think about what I did, isn't it the best?" Super annoying!

SD: Don't I look SOOOO pretty (after getting dressed for the day)
ME: I like your purple shirt it looks nice
SD: But do you think I look the prettiest
ME: I just said I like your shirt
SD: But....
Me walking out of the room

SD: SM how come I'm the best at coloring? I'm even better than all the kids in my class at it.
ME: Well I'm sure the kids in class are good at things they like. I know you like coloring so it makes sense that you are pretty good at it since you color every day. (This is her favorite activity, and yes she is very creative)
SD: Isn't this the best drawing you have ever seen?
ME: Well I haven't seen every drawing ever made so I don't know if it's the best, but I like all the colors you used.
SD: Do you think it's better than so and so would draw?
ME : I don't know SD (walking out of the room)

Funny story when my neice was with us.
SD: I'm so smart I can count to 50, I'm like the smartest 5 year old ever (a few years ago)
ME: Cool let's hear it.
SD: (counts to 50)
My neice(same age as SD): I can count to 100
SD: No you can't
My neice: (counts to 100)
SD: I don't know how to count to 100, my mom said I'm the smartest though.

SD returns to BM and when she gets back here "My mom and me counted to 100 all week so I will be the smartest"

BM creates a lot of competition with my neice so SD runs around thinking she is better than her at everything. My neice just learned to ride her bike without training wheels and SD is super jealous and says "She doesn't want to ride a bike that way" and won't try it.

My DH always says "GOOD JOB" for the most mundane tasks! Just say "Thank you" that's what you really mean.