Do you know a parental one upper? You know, the parent whose kid is a little faster, a little smarter, or a little more talented than anyone else's? It's the parent who truly believes that her own child's s**t doesn't stink, even though everyone else in the room is like, "Ew! What's that smell?!"

We call this condition Parentitis, an infection plaguing nearly all first-time parents. Most of us outgrow it, especially when child #2 comes along, but we all know at least one parent who is certain that their child is a progeny: the next Einstein, Megan Rapinoe, or Bill Gates. Left unchecked, parentitis can transform otherwise delightful parents into someone intent on keeping up with the Joneses: touting potty training achievements, pushing too hard on their kids to succeed, and becoming a sideline screamer parent at ball games.

We know parents like that. We don't really like parents like that. Hell, we've been parents like that! And we're ready to dish. 

This week's competitive parenting episode was inspired by the 1960s jingle for Ken L Ration dog food, "My dog's better than your dog."

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