Competitive Parents

I’m just looking for some advice on how to deal with other parents that think having the “best” child is a competition.

I’m a single mother of a 2 year old little girl, she was born in January, my best friends sister was pregnant at the same time as me, and we talked all through the pregnancies and now our daughters are best friends too. She had her little girl 3 weeks before I had mine.

We all hang out a lot with the kids and I feel like every time I’m with them it’s like a competition on who has the better child. Her daughter speaks really well and can form 6 word sentences. My daughter speaks right on track for a normal 2 year old, but on top of it she’s extremely shy so she doesn’t speak much around other people. Every time we’re together she has to make sure she comments on how her child speaks so well and if I need help she will. She also asks if I’ve thought about speech therapy. It just really upsets me.

Also anything my daughter does that hers doesn’t she talks down like its no big deal and don’t brag about it. I never brag, never say anything to her. But she got mad because I posted a video of my daughter saying her alphabet.

I know with speech I have nothing to worry about, my little girl is extremely smart, and I shouldn’t let her get to me.

My daughter might not speak well but she knows her alphabet, can count to 15, knows all of her colors, and is potty trained.

I’m not gonna let her get to me but I need some advice on what to do or say.

Do I talk to her sister, my best friend about how I feel? Or do I just not say anything at all?