Can I show off and be shameless here? I can't in real life

[proudmudda]

I have had a very tough time recently, dh has had a nervous breakdown, my dad who has always been abusive hit a new low and we're NC. My mum emigrated and it's just been so hard.
But ds got 11 level 9s and and A** in further maths yesterday and I am so so proud. He is severely dyspraxic and had oral dyspeptia which went undiagnosed until he was 4 which severely affected his speech. I was told he had SEN and he was put in a special group, I knew he was frustrated and moved his school then home schooled. He went to the local comp for secondary, it was on special
Measures, he was bullied but here we are.
I am so proud of my boy. I could burst.
As a working class northerner I will be ostracised for rl showing off, so can I be shameless here?
Sorry to anyone I annoy, I just need an outlet! Mn has helped me so much over the years with ds, dh and just life. Thank you all so much

WELL DONE - to both of you!!!!!

Well done well done well done!! Gaaw, I'm emotional just reading your OP. Massive congratulations!

That’s amazing. Well done OP. You absolutely deserve to bask in your son’s achievements 🥂

Congrats to you and your son! Show off as much as you like 😀

Very, very well done to you both.

It’s criminal that results Iike these which have been achieved against the odds aren’t routinely recognised by college admissions for what they evidence. Determination, perseverance, commitment, focus, hard work, intelligence, self-belief - and, crucially, not allowing others to limit his own perception of himself.

In addition to academic doors that these results might open for your boy, I hope he continues to build on the character he is forming. This is what leaders should be made of, not born-into-privilege Eton/Oxford types.

Your boy is a total star and you're an amazing mother. l wish my mother had supported me the way you have. Huge respect to you both!

Well done! What's an A**?

Absolutely fantastic!

He's going to be so posh isn't he

Yes, he is. You'll spend the rest of your life trying to dress right and keep quiet so your accent doesn't show him up. And you'll love every minute. You've done so well.

Absolutely incredible results, well done to him!! I’m not surprised you’re bursting with pride!

It's an A* squared

well hell, ProudMuda you made me get all teary eyed with your swelling pride. My dad would always cry with pride at the smallest and biggest achievements of anyone he ever met (or just heard of) and I have now belatedly inherited his trait.

Well done, DS and well done YOU. Bloody well done. The future will be a better place with him in it. Congratulations.

It's a top mark, with added awesomeness.

He's got almost or spot on 100% in that subject.

Three cheers for your ds

That is brilliant news, you can brag away all you like on here

That is awesome. Go you and your son!

That's just amazing. I wish you could share this IRL.

Congratulations! That's an excellent result.

You've clearly done a brilliant parenting job, and your son has worked exceptionally hard.

I hope your husband will soon be well enough to feel happy for your son.

What an amazing achievement OP - bloody brilliant. I used to live in South Wales and we too are a self/deprecating bunch, not used to celebrating success. You must be so very proud!

What a great thread. Well done OP and OP's son.
Congratulations all round - and bask in his success OP -

this is lovely. well done op's son

That’s freaking amazing! I’m a fellow working class northerner who also happens to be the mother of a genius and I’m so over the ‘embarrassment’ of it and brag about my DS all the time now! I raised him as a single mum so take all the credit too! Well done to you all!!

Absolutely brilliant, you boast away! You must be over the moon.

Congratulations! That is brilliant news. You must be so proud. All your hard work is paying off! You definitely deserve a

Well done to your son OP, you must be so proud of him. You have every right to share this in rl. I would be shouting from the rooftops

Wow your DS is AWESOME!!
Congratulations OP!
Brilliant results!