What are you proud of yourself for?

[Pleasegivemeyourwisdom]

I've said it before but I'll say it again.

I'm proud of myself for overcoming a broken ish childhood and horrible rape in my teens, to becoming a functioning ish adult.

Doesn't sound much I know but I'm proud that I've got this far.

Is there anything you're proud of?

Don't get me wrong; I'm still sad I've not possibly reached my potential but for what I had thrown at me, I've tried my best and Im proud of myself. Kind of. 3 lovely kids under my belt: so far so good in raising them.

Well done for making it through after a tough start in life - that's impressive.

Re-building my life after divorce.

Raising my kids largely on my own whilst holding down a full time job.

Succeeding in my career.

Owning a lovely home that I have paid for entirely on my own earnings - never had any help.

Having travelled extensively independently on my own.

Very well done, op. I'm happy for you.

I've raised two children to be self-sufficient, successful, loving, conscientious adults, both of which I have a wonderful relationship with. Nothing else I've done matters imo.

Well done both. Bloody hard. But success in the mix.

I’m proud of myself for how I’ve dealt with losing my DM and DF this year. In caring for my terminally Ill DF, after my mum died. How I’m still bring up a teenager and holding down a decent managerial role whilst feeling like the world has ended. For still being a friend and wife along the way. I’m not quite sure how I’ve managed it.

Being in long-term recovery from alcoholism. I drank to an extremely dangerous extent for 17 years, survived 9 withdrawal seizures, and went through a LOT of social services involvement.

The drinking was caused by a terrific amount of trauma that I'd begged for help for, but never received. My poor DC were suffering as a result.

I'm proud of how hard I worked to throw myself into recovery, and that my DC still love me and are just as proud. Sadly, there are plenty of people who think I have no right to be proud, as I shouldn't have turned to alcohol in the first place, but they weren't the ones living my life.

I wanted to be a nurse, I passed my exams. I wanted to be a midwife, passed those exams too.

Brilliant!

What a nice idea for a thread! I am proud that I come from generational abuse in the family which my generation is not taking on or passing onto their children.

Being the school dux way back when.
Career progression since, especially job title for current role.
My clever and beautiful kids.

Basically, stuff I worked hard for then achieved.

Staying sane.

Like others have said, I have raised my children to be thoughtful and kind and my claim to fame is that I am always there for them whenever they need me.

It's not perfect by any means because we have ups and downs like most families but I am here for them.

My own childhood was awful and I would never want a child to live a life being unloved or cherished or valued as I was.
Apart from that I'm very good with children and dogs and people in general :)

Similar back story - rape, a few sexual assaults and a few abusive relationships. Reached the top in my profession and raised my kids ok. Proud to overcome it all and able to help my adult kids. Also proud to get from size 20 pre menopause to 10-12 post meno. Well done OP, you sound similar to me and you know how hard those achievement were.

OP threw down a mighty gauntlet. I can't compare. However, I can sometimes sing on key. Which was an almighty achievement for me. Often I don't come last in a physical competition (like a running race). I'm pleased with having achieved the dizzy heights of mediocrity in those domains.

I walked away from a crap, abusive relationship with just the clothes on my
back and my son! Left me job, house, friends etc over night. Moved to my mums spare room and lived on benefits for a few months. Made a vow to myself and DS life would get better and it did! Since that first night spent crying into a pillow so little DS couldn’t hear me I have-
found a job that paid well
got a house, decorated it all with my own money
Started uni and completed my nurse training
Got my dream job in nursing that I am thriving at
Met a wonderful man
Taken DS to 5 new countries with more travelling planned for next year
Raised a little boy into a loving, caring, funny young man who makes me proud every single day.

this time 7 years ago I could see NO way out and I was resigned to being sad for the rest of my life but I got out. I’m my own worst enemy and I’m so hard on myself but sometimes I really have to take a minute to realise how far I’ve come!

That me and my children (and my grandchildren) are thriving despite the last.