Can I just have this little moment please?
I had my DS when I had just turned 19 and had 0 support. The father wasn't on the scene, my friends were mostly off at university having fun and my parents were embarrassed of me. In fact, I ended up giving birth to him with no one there except medical professionals which was bloody hard when I had an episiotomy and forceps birth with no pain relief
We left the hospital and I remember feeling so clueless about what to do with this tiny pink crying thing!
I muddled along, ended up marrying someone when he was 6 who turned out to be nasty and abusive. We got out of that and moved away, cut contact with all the toxic people, kept in touch with all the good ones, and started again. He had to move schools but has coped so well, despite being diagnosed with Autism on top of everything else.
Well, in October, he passed the 11+ with an "impressive" score (their words!) and I've just found out that he has got a place at grammar school!
I am so so proud of him, and for once, a little bit proud of myself, too...