Absolutely shameless boast about how amazing my daughter is

[JoyToTheWorldSheAteAPie]

Dd (15) has multiple disabilities.

She is on the verge of getting a feeding tube at the moment, and she is really struggling.

Today, for the first time in a long time, she came to the supermarket with me, I've been trying to encourage her to choose more foods and this is a massive step.

She only went and chose a massive bloody steak pie.

Not only did she choose the massive steak pie, I just cooked it with come chips and veg, and she just ate some.

I was sitting with her, eating mine, trying to just be normal, and struggling to hold back the tears.

She's tiny, on the 5th percentile, and she hasn't eaten anything bar her 3 safe foods for about a year.

One small step for man, one big bloody massive steak pie shaped leap for my beautiful, amazing, and wonderful dd.

This is so lovely OP, delighted for you. Well done you for making her feel safe enough to try something new and scary.

Thank you all. I'm still absolutely buzzing.

@keeptalkinghappytalk so sorry if you're also having similar struggles. I really hope you have your win soon 💐

Oh well this is just the most beautiful Sunday news, congrats to your dd and bottle this wonderful feeling for yourself 💐
celebrate all wins, big and small, we all love hearing it!!

How wonderful it’s brought tears to my eyes 🥹

This has made me well up. I’m so happy for you both.

I completely understand how you have to hide your emotions and play it cool, I’ve not always been great at it, you’ve done great.

Your daughter is so strong, it’s such a huge step! But please, I just want to put my arms around you and tell you we’re all so proud of you too.

It can be so exhausting, scary and isolating when you have a child with health issues. You’ll never stop because you’re her mum and it’s what you do. But we all see you and you’re awesome.

Congratulations and boast away - we want to hear it.

Thats great news OP - what a brave young girl she is she must get it from her mum.

Oh stop, you've set me right off now 😭

This isn't my achievement at all, I'm just there, being her Mum, this is 100% her.

We actually had a conversation a few weeks back when the doctors said they have basically tried everything they can think of and she got really upset that where she currently is will be her life forever now.

I told her I'm never going to give up, I'll never stop researching, I'll never stop trying, she's my everything and, like all of us Mums, I would travel to the ends of the earth to help my baby.

Turns out the ends of the earth is the pie aisle in Asda 🤣

So happy for you and your DD

That’s enormous. Well done @JoyToTheWorldSheAteAPie. Your parenting is awesome and an inspiration.

I wonder whether this is partly as a result of a big growth spurt in her brain. She may not have taken this step previously because she couldn’t but now she can. Who knows what she may surprise you with in the next few months.

How lovely, its brought me to tears.
To give you some hope my dc had a mickey tube fitted aged 13 (teen years are hard for these things) but it finally gave dc the health and energy needed to live (not a cure as they're isn't one) but now in 20s they've been to university, have a full time job, drive and bought they're own house. All these things thanks to a feeding tube and some medication.
As a previous poster said its a lonely road and many wont understand how much a pie means. I wish I'd known that actually it would never be better but it would be ok.

Thank you all. I haven't really got anyone irl who would be excited about dd eating some pie, and I was just so bursting with joy that I had to share.

@Leavemealone1986 how fantastic that your son has got on so well. What a credit to you.

I don't think a tube would be the worst thing in the world for her, it would certainly benefit her physically health wise, but she's a teenager, already looks and acts a bit different to her peers, and is just so self conscious anyway, so that's why I'm trying to avoid it at all costs at the moment. It's a massive balance between her physical and mental health and I always feel like I'm getting it wrong. I'm sure you understand exactly.

@TheSandgroper maybe this is one step forward of many for her, but, for now, I'll take it at face value and celebrate it for what it is. I really hope you're right and this is the first in a long line of changing her life. I'm scared to hope for more, but this is still huge.

The future does look scary for her, she's just the kindest, sweetest, talented and most wonderful girl, but her world is tiny, she doesn't have friends, and she struggles with everything, it's absolutely brutal for her. So thank you all for making this mum happy and joining me in celebrating the pie, and understanding what a massive achievement it is for dd.