Page 2 | Brag to me about what you’re most proud of.

Pleasegivemeyourwisdom · 2021-10-02T20:10:23+00:00

For me, despite a shitty childhood, I’ve managed to raise (what I hope) are well rounded, happy children. Come tell me your successes. X

TinselTitsAndGlitteryBits · 02/10/2021 21:49

Overcoming an extremely shitty childhood (mum was an alcoholic, and violent, vile, angry, abusive... with it. I was always the butt of her tirades. Traumatising.)

Overcoming the death of my mum without too much pain..

6yo DD is extremely clever. She's reading at the same level as someone in year 6/7, her brain is like a calculator when it comes to maths and she can sing.
She is incredible and my proudest achievement - the best thing I have ever done in my life.

Learnthroughplay3 · 02/10/2021 21:49

@Mumoblue you should be very proud of your self you are putting your child first and love them, no partner will ever compare to your child.

Theunamedcat · 02/10/2021 21:50

Despite everything, everyone I've ever met (including abusers) is still alive

And boy have I been tested

ginislife · 02/10/2021 21:51

Climbing My Kilimanjaro when everyone thought I couldn't do it
Fostering a then 13.5 year old who'd had a crap life up to then. Now 18 and happy. Have his sister living with us now too and slowly turning her crap life around. She starts her first job on Tuesday at the age of 23.

ShinyHatStand · 02/10/2021 21:53

You're all awesome.
We should brag more often.

TinselTitsAndGlitteryBits · 02/10/2021 21:55

@ShinyHatStand

You're all awesome. We should brag more often.

Agreed!

Original poster

Pleasegivemeyourwisdom · 02/10/2021 22:03

Thanks for Sharing. I love hearing these x

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alligatorpeardrop · 02/10/2021 22:33

My son is the greatest achievement of my life, also having overcome a horrible breakdown earlier in the year. I actually feel happiness sometimes now and the rest of the time things are fine and I'm content.

Alfiemoon1 · 02/10/2021 22:35

What a lovely thread

MeredithMae · 02/10/2021 22:44

What a great thread!

Mine is definitely my son. I raised him as a single parent, his dad is pretty crap. But my son is LOVELY. A moody pre-teen sure, but also incredibly kind, funny and thoughtful. I just love the bones of him.

Chubbybum · 02/10/2021 23:05

My daughter. She is my favourite person to spend time with. She makes me laugh like no one else can, she’s fun, caring, smart, fair, generous, loving. Sometimes when I look at her I could burst into tears with how proud I am of her. We’ve been on our own since she was 3 (she’s now 18) and I really am in awe of the amazing young woman she is.

meMaMoMOmo · 02/10/2021 23:09

Leaving a 7 year DV relationship and starting a brand new life for me and my children. They were 2.6 and 8 months old when I left, their nearly 7 and 5 now and are such nice kind empathetic people. I dont think theyd be like that if I had stayed with their dad

When I moved it was so scary, I didnt know a single soul. But I've built a nice life for us now, we have friends who are like family and my kids are so so happy

So proud of myself, I didnt want to leave, it was so scary, but I knew I had to for my kids and not a day goes by where I'm not grateful to my past self for finding the strength to do it

TimeIhadaNameChange · 02/10/2021 23:12

If I'm lucky I might graduate as an academic DR at the end of the week. Depends if my paperwork for the graduation made it in in time (not my fault it was late). Otherwise it will be November.

It's taken far longer than plannedand I nearly list myself on the way, but I made it eventually.

That, and my wonderful dd who is sleeping next door. Never believed I'd actually be lucky enough to have a child yet here she is, 19 months old.

Lndnmummy · 02/10/2021 23:16

Just wanted to say a thank you to those who posted and are nurses. You are fantastic. Heroes. Not a day goes by where I don’t send the nhs a prayer.

MrsIPFreely · 02/10/2021 23:17

Finishing my master's with the highest marks ever given, winning the award for academic achievement and having my research published. All at the tender age of 40 with four young DC and a part time job.

RobertaFirmino · 03/10/2021 01:20

I was a cocaine addict. I have been clean for over 12 years. This is partly due to the NHS so a massive thank you to their nurses from me too.

stayathomer · 03/10/2021 06:49

Fell asleep last night after I posted but what a thread! Huge kudos, hugs and love to everyone

Antiopa12 · 03/10/2021 07:00

Kept my son alive until he was 22. Gave him a good quality of life despite severe disability after he was born 12 weeks early. The things he managed to experience despite being quadriplegic and blind. A tremendous challenge for him and the family .

ThesecondLEM · 03/10/2021 07:34

My DD couldn't read when she left primary school ( dyslexia). Still can't write legibly but has just started 6th form doing 4 STEM subjects.

Arrowheart · 03/10/2021 08:16

@MrsIPFreely

Finishing my master's with the highest marks ever given, winning the award for academic achievement and having my research published. All at the tender age of 40 with four young DC and a part time job.

That is amazing!!! Well done!

Arrowheart · 03/10/2021 08:18

@Antiopa12

Kept my son alive until he was 22. Gave him a good quality of life despite severe disability after he was born 12 weeks early. The things he managed to experience despite being quadriplegic and blind. A tremendous challenge for him and the family .

This one has got me. This one is truly something else. What a beautiful and strong post. What an amazing family. I am in awe. This one has stopped me in my tracks and put things in perspective.

ManifestingJoy · 03/10/2021 08:20

In 2007 I left a man who was verbally, emotionally and financially abusive to me, towards the end he was physically aggressive too and I was really scared of him. I planned my escape. I posted bits and pieces to my parents' house. I left with just a rucksack and a buggy. He rumbled me and attacked me as I left, but I picked myself up off the floor and headed off to the airport with bruises on my face and a bloodshot eye but I got away. Weirdly, I've forgiven him and hardly think of him. He still absolutely hates me. He feels like the victim of me.

ManifestingJoy · 03/10/2021 08:22

Great thread for all

Cazzovuoi · 03/10/2021 08:24

Overcame a horrible childhood, left school with no qualifications and got a degree as an adult. I survived being a single parent working 3 jobs to get by and then built a multimillion Euro business which means none of us ever have to worry about money ever again.

Sometimes I think back to how I was at 16 and I wish I could hug her and tell her that it all comes ok in the end.

ManifestingJoy · 03/10/2021 08:29

@meMaMoMOmo

Leaving a 7 year DV relationship and starting a brand new life for me and my children. They were 2.6 and 8 months old when I left, their nearly 7 and 5 now and are such nice kind empathetic people. I dont think theyd be like that if I had stayed with their dad

When I moved it was so scary, I didnt know a single soul. But I've built a nice life for us now, we have friends who are like family and my kids are so so happy

So proud of myself, I didnt want to leave, it was so scary, but I knew I had to for my kids and not a day goes by where I'm not grateful to my past self for finding the strength to do it

oh wow, similar story, but my dc1 has just got in to a really good university and I'm so proud. NOT just of her but of me too if Im allowed to say that. As a single parent you can read statistics about children from single parent families and third level education and feel a bit demoralised. But it turns out that my dc1 wasn't disadvantaged by us being a single parent family because every time I made a choice about what to spend limited resources on, I thought, will this matter in five years, will this matter in 1 year. So no to the new trainers, yes to the braces. And so on.

You should be proud of yourself, it is NOT easy being a single parent in today's society.

Every day for about three years I got in to bed and thought ''thank god he's not in it, thank goodness i left him''.

I still think of that as the proof i have strength when I need to be reminded.

xx