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A thread about your offspring making you extremely proud!

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erikbloodaxe · 19/12/2023 19:16

A safe space (no comments about bragging allowed) to just have a moment to express your pride.

I'll start

DS and I work for the same company. Very different roles. He has just been made Senior Management at 24. Just so blooming proud.

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CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau · 20/12/2023 01:43

Also proud of my cat for finally learning how to use the catflap! It took over a month (she is VERY slow) but she did it.

StartupRepair · 20/12/2023 01:43

Love this thread. DD(22) has had lots of challenges. She has just made me a beautiful chocolate birthday cake. So proud of who she is. Likewise DS(25). Kind, funny and hardworking. Could not ask for more.

MrsAvocet · 20/12/2023 01:57

The company my DD was working for went into administration just before Covid hit, in difficult circumstances which I wont go into, but suffice it to say there was police involvement. DD as a recent graduate who had been there less than a year found herself unceremoniously dumped and didn't even get pay she was owed. But she set herself up in her own business at the age of 22, managing to pick up quite a lot of her ex employer's old customers and was doing ok. Then came Covid and she had to temporarily close but wasn't eligible for any support as she was self employed but not been in business long enough to qualify for anything.
It's been an incredibly tough few years for her but she's still hanging in there and slowly growing her business. She works so hard and comes up with brilliant creative and imaginative ideas and remains relentlessly cheerful despite everything. Oh and she has just organised a fundraiser which raised nearly £2k for local children's charities. I'm so proud of her resilience but even more that she is willing to give to others when her own circumstances still aren't great.

shivawn · 20/12/2023 02:34

gano · 19/12/2023 19:21

My 5 year old dd was Mary in the nativity. She didn't tell us she even had a proper part, and we only found out when watching the nativity because she wanted to surprise us. She was the only child that we could hear her one line as clear as a bell. It's only a small thing, but I was so proud of her restraint in not spilling the beans and doing so well with her one and only line.

I was Mary in the nativity around that age, it's one of my earliest memories! I still remember one of my lines.

doubleshotcappuccino · 20/12/2023 03:44

What a beautiful thread ! DS is 16 and has a range of SEN which meant he had to leave school with no qualifications .. he's now training to be a professional chef and joined a gym which have both helped him come back from a very dark place . Well done to you all - not easy for you either but holding on to them when it's tough is where the real parenting heroines and heroes are xx

damnbratz · 20/12/2023 08:00

My niece came to live with us aged 5 after suffering abuse and neglect from her parents. She really struggled all through primary, was predicted 3s/4s in GCSEs and actually got 5s/6s/7s and now is at college doing a BTECH in computing and smashing it and has made a fabulous set of friends and has finally started to spread her wings and do things she was so scared of this time last year. Her growth in maturity since September has been amazing and I am so proud of her.

katmarie · 20/12/2023 08:04

Some of these have properly made me well up. What wonderful children, you all have every right to be so proud. ❤️

Nadeliklowen · 20/12/2023 08:29

Ds 16 got good grades in gcse this summer and is now doing excellently in his a level course, he did this while living in crap accommodation we had to stay in after leaving ex because of dv. So very proud of him

PurpleChrayne · 20/12/2023 08:35

I had a proud moment yesterday when my 3-yr-old DD was able to translate something for me in the language she and DH speak, and which I ought to be better at! I now call her my walking dictionary 😆

user12345678213 · 20/12/2023 08:46

My DD is 24, works in NHS and makes a huge difference to vulnerable peoples lives as part of a neuro crisis team.

I didn't really realise what she did until she sent me a part filled out job app for a band 6 role she is applying for.

She'll be working Christmas day too but loves her job.

We are all so proud of what she and her team do, the NHS is so under valued by society.

Notellinganyone · 20/12/2023 09:09

@MonsteraMama - that’s amazing! Super impressed and a bit jealous!

Northby · 20/12/2023 09:30

What a lovely thread. It has me welling up!

I am just so proud of my baby DS. He is a baby and he hasn’t done anything spectacular, but I am so proud of him just for existing. He is gorgeous and I’m very grateful to have him.

Needhelpsupport · 20/12/2023 09:32

MonsteraMama · 19/12/2023 19:26

My 16yo is cooking Christmas dinner this year. She's done all the planning, organised food deliveries, has her "cooking schedule" printed and laminated, has made menus, cocktail menus, done wine pairings, has a veggie option for her cousin, has employed my husband as her sous chef, and is absolutely buzzing about catering for 14. She's even got dog dinners planned for the six dogs who will be present.

If I'd been cooking dinner at 16 it would've been super noodles and bread and butter. She's determined to be the next Gordon Ramsay and I'm just really proud of her.

Absolutely amazing. Enjoy 👏🎄

StillWantingADog · 20/12/2023 09:34

thecatwiththesilveryfur · 19/12/2023 22:32

DS was the donkey in his nativity. I cried my eyes out.

Mine was a wise man and I cried too

1stWorldProblems · 20/12/2023 09:41

DD1 (17) organised her Y11 Prom (with me as guarantor) this summer after the original chairwoman was made to pull out by her mother. Organised a "diverse" committee of other pupils of who only about 2 were her friends and the event was a resounding hit. She didn't get invited to the after party but didn't care. This term in the Lower Sixth she got a Full Colour for Drama - despite never studying the subject at school. It is all for her backstage work on school productions.

DD2 has moved schools in Y9 & settled in really well - making a fab group of new friends across her year group, despite not clicking with anyone in her tutor. She is a fab rock drummer and artist.

They have both had a great autumn term despite their grandmother who lives with us developing vascular dementia suddenly and going from relatively independent to being in a care home in a fortnight AND in the same week my being diagnosed with breast cancer and now on a course of weekly chemo, with surgery & radio lined up next year. They rarely teenage strop & that's usually due to hunger or tiredness.

DH has also been great but more emotional about the recent shitshow (it's his DM) and they have coped carefully with his emotions too.

ChiaraRimini · 20/12/2023 11:42

These are all wonderful stories ❤️
Ten years ago my DS was in a residential adolescent mental health unit for 7 months with severe depression after a suicide attempt. It was a long road to recovery but he is now doing really well, studying for a degree and has a lovely girlfriend.

Polkadottablecloth · 20/12/2023 13:46

Such a lovely thread!
DS1 is an ex 29 weeker, he has cerebral palsy, asd, adhd and chronic pain following operations. He’s at his first term at a top university, it’s been hard, really hard and a bit lonely for him, but he’s just rung me to say he’s had his first set of marks back and for one essay he got 71, a first! I’m so proud of him, he’s just keeps on going.

DS2 is such a lovely person, he’s struggled with his brother’s needs overtaking the household but is now thriving, forging his own path to university. I love watching him work and chat and laugh and the child can write! His essays are amazing, so insightful and the words just pour out of him. It’s fascinating!

FunnysInLaJardin · 20/12/2023 13:48

DS1 has just received an unconditional offer for uni to do music production next year.

He is bright, but totally unmotivated until he found this course, and I am so very happy for him

HamBone · 20/12/2023 13:58

DD (18) arrived home yesterday after her first semester at uni. She chose somewhere a plane ride away as it offered exactly the course she wanted and it’s a great location.

Shes thrown herself into student life, working really hard, got involved in clubs, already applying for internships in her field, etc.
She understands that she’s privileged to be able to go to uni and is really making the most of it. I’m so proud of her. ❤️

Blabla81 · 20/12/2023 14:05

My 7 year old dd did 20 chin up upward circles on the bars at gymnastics last night. 😆. I can’t stop thinking about how strong she is. She was also so proud of herself.

Natsku · 20/12/2023 14:10

PurpleChrayne · 20/12/2023 08:35

I had a proud moment yesterday when my 3-yr-old DD was able to translate something for me in the language she and DH speak, and which I ought to be better at! I now call her my walking dictionary 😆

Its so useful when your children can translate for you! My 12 year old translates for me when I'm stuck (then laughs good-naturedly at me for not knowing)

So lovely to read though this thread :)

I'm proud of my 5 year old DS, when he wrote his letter to Father Christmas the second item on his list was something for me. He is such a sweetheart and utterly unselfish. Also a bit proud (my dad is even more proud!) that he recently learnt to play chess and isn't too bad at it.

Proud of my 12 year old DD, she's doing so well in school this year, and studies really hard to do so well.

The3rdWatermelon · 20/12/2023 14:12

My 1 year old (14 months, so very much the younger end of 1!) came with me to visit my friend and have Sunday lunch at her parents’ house. She had a real plate, not plastic, and she ate all her chicken, veg and potatoes, only lost two peas onto their dining room carpet, and “chatted” at a suitable indoor volume with adults that she didn’t know.

I had imagined a dining room carpet disaster and screeching, so I was thrilled with her!

Tessisme · 20/12/2023 14:24

Some of these are making me cry!

DS2(11) was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease earlier this year. He also has severe OCD, which unfortunately is getting worse despite therapy. But he is still so, so funny and makes me weep with laughter at his weird, prematurely cynical humour. And he somehow gets out through that front door to school every day, even though every brain cell in his anxious wee head is screaming 'no'.

Namechangeforthis88 · 20/12/2023 14:28

Checked in on Mumsnet during lunch break, now sitting at my desk crying for all these amazing, wonderful children, their kindness and bravery.

HamBone · 20/12/2023 14:31

The3rdWatermelon · 20/12/2023 14:12

My 1 year old (14 months, so very much the younger end of 1!) came with me to visit my friend and have Sunday lunch at her parents’ house. She had a real plate, not plastic, and she ate all her chicken, veg and potatoes, only lost two peas onto their dining room carpet, and “chatted” at a suitable indoor volume with adults that she didn’t know.

I had imagined a dining room carpet disaster and screeching, so I was thrilled with her!

@The3rdWatermelon That’s a real achievement, well done to your DD.

I clearly remember scuttling out of restaurants before the staff noticed the mess scattered around the high chair. DS was particularly adept at dropping food. 🤣

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