to be super proud of dd being toilet trained day and night at 2.5

[monkeysox]

Mini monkey decided she didn't want a nappy on a couple of weeks ago. Couple of accidents during the first week but dry on a night since she asked for it to be taken off!

Ds was 2.7 for day and 3.7 for night. Sorry don't want to bore my friends anymore because but I am super proud of her

Pleased is a better word than proud, OP. Pleased that you got lucky. Pride suggests you had more input and control than you did.

Good feeling though I know. I waited til 2.9 to potty train DS and it only took a weekend. He was dry at night straightaway too.

I was relieved and pleased.

Thanks for positives.

Yy to the money saving on the nappies :-)

InsertAwesomeNickname, no I drank copious amounts of wine last night but don't ever have hangovers!

(Is that something to be proud of?)

I blame my hormones! Damn period! At least I'm not pregnant though!

Of course you should be proud of her im proud of both my dds being potty trained at 2

Why don't you want to bore your friends?

You'd only mention it once then change the subject wouldn't you?

Are you a not so stealth boaster in rl OP

It is ok for you to be pleased about your dd reaching this milestone. You can even be proud if thats how you feel. But posting this is just plain and simple bragging.

YANBU. I imagine it took some effort on both of your part.

Doesn't mean that others whose children are later in potty training (or other milestones) haven't put in effort. Doesn't mean they should come on here and be bitter either.

Wow... Is nobody allowed to be proud of anything anymore just in case it offends people they don't even know? Any parent is allowed to be pleased and proud of their children whatever milestone they hit at whatever age amd should be able to mention it without people.taking it as a personal slight!
Such weird defensive responses...

Yes I would 100% be proud of copious amounts of wine consumed with no hangover. My liver has never grasped this.

Yuck, pregnancy hormones, glad I won't be suffering from then again. And worse still the 2 day PP hormone drop. I'm sure I cried because the tissues were at the wrong side of the room

I don't think anyone is being defensive, Ploppy, just bemused.

Add me to the bemused list

yanbu OP, nothing wrong in feeling proud of your child for these milestones. Some v defensive responses on here, OP isn't lecturing us all about her superior mothering skills re: training at 2.5, or being particularly smug about it.

YANBU, all firsts are special. MN should be a great place to shout this from the rooftops.

Were you proud when she cut teeth, or when her hair grew? Odd thing to regard as an achievement I reckon.

Add me to bemused. dd1 was dry day & night at exactly 2. Dd2 dry during the day at 2.5 but still wears a nappy at night. I'm not proud but I was/am pleased.

I just don't want MN to be full of these kind of posts. Imagine if we all posted about the milestones each of our children reach.

Don't add me to bemused.

Who are all these bewildered people that can't understand a fairly simple two paragraph post?

It's hardly mind bending.

Whatever you do don't be proud of your children! It's a cardinal sin on Mumsnet Even if your child is a bloody genius don't be anything other than mildly pleased.

Fine for you to be pleased OP. But as a parent who has endured many thoughtless comments about my DDs' physical development (on the very late end of the normal range) I can see why some posters are annoyed. To anyone who has had a long and difficult potty training journey, your post just smacks of "how can children be picky eaters? MY children eat everything!!" style smuggery.

No YANBU. My wee one was fully potty trained a few months before his 2nd Birthday. I didnt realise that was that early. My HV didnt seem to think so.

Potty training isn't something that just happens - most children have to want to do it and put some effort in, remember to use the toilet, bother to get out of bed night, sometimes overcome fears. Why wouldn't you be proud of your child succeeding at anything?

To anyone who has had a long and difficult potty training journey, your post just smacks of "how can children be picky eaters? MY children eat everything!!" style smuggery.

Which part of the OP gives that impression?

Either I haven't read it properly or I'm just not paranoid enough....