What are you most proud of yourself for?

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Have you ever done something big or small and though, that was pretty cool, I'm proud of that.

Mine will seem small to most but I have an autistic 4 year old daughter whose difficulties are in communication and understanding. She can talk a tiny bit now but it's very limited and her understanding is somewhere around 18 months, every professional I spoke to told me not to worry about trying to potty train her before school as it would probably not happen. But I decided to try and I did it, in a month. She's now at school in pants and dry everyday and I am silently very very proud of myself for that. It was soooo hard

Keeping 3 of us alive and not lost on the London underground (I'm a very northern lass who has never done it before, and did it with less than 24hrs notice)
Going NC with the shitshow I vaguely call my maternal family.

Breastfeeding all my dc until they self weaned at 15 months, 3.5 years and 4.5 years despite all 3 being very hard to get going with, thrush with all 3 and PND with all 3.
Two home births (dc 1 and dc3). Dc2 was an undiagnosed breech and was an emergency c section but should have been a home birth too.
Raising dc3 completely by myself from conception onwards.
Achieving a decent degree and post grad qualifications despite rarely going to school between ages 11 and 16 and I missed a lot of college and uni too due to undiagnosed ND.
Going NC with emotionally abusive family members. It took courage and my mum still struggles to accept I don't speak to siblings and wider family except her.

And losing over 2 stone and keeping it off without any major food deficit or diet aids/injections/fad diets just healthier eating.

In the process of possibly going through a break up (we’re trying to figure out whether we work or not) and my kids either don’t know there’s an issue or don’t know enough to be worried. My concealer has played a blinder as has my regular complaining about hayfever irritating my eyes😉 I honestly never thought I could continue to put one foot in front of the other and continue with the everyday

I ran a half marathon recently as well as beating my 10K time by at least 3 minutes on a more difficult route, more hills and muddier terrain.

I'm running half a marathon next year for charity, I've raised over my target and hoping to raise more.

I've also signed up for a full marathon next year too.

There have been so many times when I have wanted to throw in the towel and quit running because it's been a rubbish one/everyone is so much faster than me but I've come such a long way since last year and I'm proud of myself for not quitting when it got difficult.

My son sounds like your daughter and I'm blooming proud I also managed to potty train him.
Everyone said it was a waste of time but he just needed the consistency and he cracked it x

I’m proud of myself for overcoming agoraphobia. I suffered with it for 6 years. It was really severe and the panic attacks were so bad I couldn’t even step outside my door for a large part of it. I thought I would never be able to leave my house again.
It took a lot of strength, determination and repeatedly facing my fear to overcome. It probably sounds silly to people who haven’t suffered agoraphobia, but I think it’s one of those things that’s hard to understand until it happens to you.
I appreciate everything I see when I’m outside now - nature, the sky, cats, the sun, the cold and even the rain.

Making my abusive (now ex) husband leave, and divorcing him. Life is so much better without him in it.

Getting a first class honours, whilst working, with 2 young children.

Getting a masters degree in my 50's

I am absolutely loving this thread! Well done one and all. You're all bloody amazing.

I have raised 4 very happy adults all have great jobs and family lives. I feel very proud and very lucky

Going from being an overweight and unfit mum to representing my country at a competitive level in my chosen sport

Retraining in my early 40s.

Surviving dh's death and being the best single parent I could manage to ds. He seems OK.

That's amazing OP. You've done a great job.

Out of everything, giving up smoking. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. Even now, nearly 20 years later, I still sometimes think about smoking.

Leaving my home and a marriage of over 20 years.

It could have gone horribly wrong for me. Now divorced and out the other side. I forget just how far I’ve come.

…and I’m proud to say that I’ve recently been accepted as a volunteer for a local DA charity.

Becoming mentally healthy.
I was honestly in a place where I and others believed I was past saving. My family had me write down my funeral details because it was just accepted that I'd commit suicide.
I spent years extremely unwell and it got to a point where I was barely a functioning person anymore but slowly, over time, I started getting better.
It's now 9 years since I was last in a dire state. I'm now a healthy, happy, functioning woman.
I have two beautiful children and a loving husband and I love my life.
I'm so thankful I didn't give up.

I (try to) do my best for my kids each day. They are both Autistic & have SEN. My exH was an abusive nightmare & is a lousy (& absent) Father. I often cry in the shower. I often dream of running away. But I stay. I get up & do my best each day. And they know I love them.

@Incakewetrust I'm glad you didn't give up too x

For waking up in my 40s and realising how toxic the people in my life were. I was vulnerable and they bullied and belittled me and eroded my self-esteem. I ditched the lot of them and I have soared in life since. I am confident and fiercely independent now, and I no longer recognise the meek, compliant and downtrodden person I was.

I graduated on Friday with a degree I nearly gave up on many times. It took me 16 years to do it through the OU but I did it in the end.

I started it when my youngest was a baby and in that time I split up with my DC's emotionally abusive father, met and married my amazing DH, moved house twice, been diagnosed with fibromyalgia (on top of other long term health conditions I already knew about) and my now 16yo diagnosed with autism and anxiety. I had so many assignments going in last minute because I was dealing with issues because my DC was self-harming or struggling to sleep, sometimes I was lucky to get 2 hours of sleep a night myself.

If it wasn't for DH and a couple of amazing tutors I would never have graduated. I had one awful tutor who gave me a 0 because I was a couple of minutes late with an assignment due to issues with my DC and I nearly gave up then. Resigned myself to maybe scraping a Third at best when I decided to continue. I got a distinction on my final course and ended up with a 2:1. 😁

Every day when I get up and get on with it.
My 4 fabulous grown up kids

Being a good mum to my five children, they are (mainly) off in the big wide world now, and although they all had their moments, and some are still having them, I am satisfied that they got every chance, and we have had to weather some storms. I am close to all of them, and they always ask for my or their Dad's advice . I did not expect to be a good mum particularly when I started out (I am not that maternal, and found some aspects really hard) but yes, I feel my job is done here.

So pleased for you @Tarkan excellent achievement!

And everyone else on this thread. I've loved reading them, especially the stories of perseverance.