I could probably start a few other threads with titles like "so, I tried to take over a small sunday school class". "so, I tried to take over another sunday school class". "so, I tried to take over a singles group". "so, I tried to take over a small church". You'd think I would learn... lol.

But, that was a long time ago. I predominantly think of myself as a free-thinker, skeptic and atheist these days. with a smattering of humanism, to boot.

The topic of bragging, arrogance and NPD reminds me of Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory. Sheldon talks about how he was repeatedly teased and bullied when he was a kid.
Does anyone remember this conversation he had with his mother?
Mother: You've got to stop telling people that you're smarter than they are.
Sheldon: Why?
Mother: (loudly) Because People Don't Like It!