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

Thank you @Webbb - it's a weird feeling knowing I don't have any more assignments to write as well.

DH has just started level 2 at the OU so I can relax and get to see it from the other side as he gets into the harder stuff too.

Thank you so much 🥹

I had a large gap so ended up with a 27 year school run with some being at different schools at times. They have never been late for school, not once. I’m really proud of that!

Getting back to health after an NHS botched surgery and being in bed and in pain for almost seven years.

Also managing to get a baby wren out of the mouth of my cat, keeping it in a box of tissue paper in the shower overnight and then releasing it the following day. Immediately, the parent bird came down and fed it from it's crop. I thought I was going to die of happiness.

11 years of sobriety

Convincing my wife to marry me. Suffice to say, I am batting way above my average there.

I'm not a horrible person despite having enough reasons to be so.

Going back to college to do my A levels at 33, getting my HND in Business Administration at 35, and completing my degree in Business and Finance at 36.

On a more shallow level, mine is single-handedly driving coast to coast across Australia in a six berth camper van (when my own car was a teeny Daewoo Matiz) in two weeks.

Well done to everyone on your achievements 👏

The ultimate in empty nesting - children left home, followed by husband, parents died as did ddog and DCat, and not resorting to substances to cope with the grief and loss. Instead learning, slowly and laboriously, a skill I have aspired to since a teenager. I stalled then because of feeling embarrassed about my lack of ‘natural’ ability.

After my divorce, I raised three kids by myself. Their father never paid me any money and in fact I paid off his debts so I could keep the family home.

I went back into education and achieved GCSEs and A levels all at grade A, a diploma a degree and a post grad in education. I was raised to believe I was nice but dim and my ex used to say I had common sense but he had the brains. All three of my children did well at school and are university educated to Masters level.

I’ve enjoyed the opportunity of thinking about all that and yes, I’m pretty proud of myself.

Getting a private pilot's licence. I have to pinch myself sometimes. I can actually fly a plane by myself.
Crazy. 20 years ago I would have laughed in someone's face if they suggested it.

I most proud of buying a house again at 57 after being in rented for 14 years. I achieved the largest salary of my career at 55 and saved half of every pay package for three years to get the deposit.
This year is even better due to a company sale.
I grew up in social housing with a compulsive gambler parent.

At 18 I was technically homeless, I was living at the YMCA.
I finished sixth form, sent myself to uni and got my degree while working and paying for myself, with nowhere to go in holidays.
I'm now married, two teens, well paid professional job and nearly paid of my house.

Dragging my self-esteem up from the gutter through exercise, healthy eating, banishing toxic people from my life and consciously becoming a more grateful and positive person.

Turning the lives around of rescue dogs especially my Doberman who was shut down. He was going to be euthanised as the stress of being in a rescue had seen him start to lunge, barking ferociously at anyone who came near him.

I've been around dogs all my life and could see he was scared. He hadn't bitten anyone but no one wanted to take on such a powerful dog who was becoming more and more aggressive.

My husband was away but agreed we could have him after seeing photos and videos.

To cut along story short he took to me straight away and soon settled with our other dogs and is the softest, sweet natured boy. He's never lunged at anyone since we gave him a home and after his walks all he wants to do is lounge around.

We also have a Rottweiler who was picked up as a stray and he had the saddest look about him until he came home and lay on the sofa next to my husband and with a sign rested his head on him and then had the biggest smile imaginable as he knew he'd found his home.

Our Malinois had been living outside and wasn't sure about living indoors and at night wanted to go outside. A month later he realised that actually being indoors is much more preferable especially with his dog brothers.

Our other dogs we had from puppies and they all get on well.

To have such a well behaved pack of dogs is a blessing and I'm glad I have the patience and understanding of these beautiful creatures to gain their trust and love.

I am mid 40s and have always felt proud of my teenage self. I never followed the herd and had a real strong sense of self. I have lacked confidence as an adult and often think back to my younger self. I was so capable in my late teens of embracing adult life, budgeting, learning new skills, moving to a city etc. The thing I am very proud of is when I was desperately in love with a boy and he was mistreating me. He dumped me and asked me back, he acted so sweet but then put me down. I decided I would never let a man treat me like that and on the day of my birthday when he hadn't bothered getting me anything I told him I would not settle for someone that didn't feel lucky to have me. It was my 16th birthday.

@isthereaway that's amazing. I suspect there are brighter days ahead for you in future.
Well done for showing up for your kids daily and giving them love despite how hard it all is for you. 💐

Keeping going and holding it together for my children since my husband died suddenly

Buying my own little home.
I come from a poverty stricken background and experienced having nothing.
With hard work I have what I need and can enjoy life.
I'm proud the life my children live is nothing like I endured.

Stopping drinking. It was really fucking hard. I’m now four and a bit years sober, and every day I’m grateful.

Learnt to swim as an adult in my 30s and now it's my main fitness, I swim kms every week. Mega proud.