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To ask what is the proudest you've ever been of yourself?

144 replies

needapickmeup · 07/05/2017 17:03

Sorry for the strange sounding title I couldn't think of how to phrase the question!!!
Been a bit stuck for motivation really - got lots of things I need to get done that I KNOW I can do, just been feeling a bit low.

So help me out guys!!! Tell me stories of when you've made yourself really proud. Get me motivated!!!

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thinkbarcelona · 10/05/2017 11:54

Giving birth to my DC2 on my own, without any meds and being able to collect them the moment they came out.
And more recently, getting an offer for my dream job that I thought I didn't have a big chance of getting.

Kalinka16 · 10/05/2017 12:21

Gosh, what a lot of motivating stories here! It makes me reflect that I'm not proud of anything that you're all proud of (driving, uni, living abroad, having children etc.) In fact, I'm not proud of anything I've done in my life really. And that in itself is good for thought...

MorewinepleaseX · 10/05/2017 12:27

Going through my pregnancy alone going to all the appointments buying everything while working full time passing my driving test at 28 weeks and buying a car.
I was determined lol might seem like nothing to other people but was huge for me.

MorewinepleaseX · 10/05/2017 12:28

Oh and taking my little boy to Portugal while he was 4 months old on my own.

Magicpaintbrush · 10/05/2017 12:28

Beating my long standing phobia of driving.

scaryteacher · 10/05/2017 12:33

Surviving my NQT year...

farfallarocks · 10/05/2017 12:36

Breastfeeding my dd for 6 months despite a truly awful start

trixymalixy · 10/05/2017 12:38

Flying an aeroplane solo.

I was so petrified I was physically shaking, but I did it!!

minifingerz · 10/05/2017 12:39

Homebirth with an 11lb baby. I felt like a goddess afterwards albeit one with a shredded fanjo

And continuing to work when I was both physically and mentally ill, while also caring for my autistic child.

I never knew I could be so strong.

Changebagsandgladrags · 10/05/2017 13:19

Winning best costume for World Book Day (well it was DS, but it was all me).

Getting promoted, then fighting successfully to get the pay increase I deserved. Then fought successfully for all those other people who were treated in a similar way (promoted with no pay increase). Felt Wolfie Smith.

Aebj · 10/05/2017 13:33

I passed my surf bronze at 40. I had never been on a surf board before I started the course.
Part of the test was to run 200mtrs on the sand , swim 200mtrs in the sea and then run 200mtrs on the sand .
This had been my nightmare. We had to complete it in 8 minutes, I did it in 7 minutes 50 seconds.

Changebagsandgladrags · 10/05/2017 13:42

Get in Aebj Grin

Spakledsockmonkey · 10/05/2017 17:09

Leaving the strict religious environment I was brought up in and making a life for myself.

purplecoathanger · 10/05/2017 17:20

I did crap at school. I went back into education and did GCSEs and then two A levels. I got grade A in all of them.

Fieryfighter · 10/05/2017 17:25

Passing my 3rd Dan black belt in karate

OvariesForgotHerPassword · 10/05/2017 17:28

I've shared this story before :) I got pregnant at 19, at the start of my 2nd year of uni. Everyone thought I'd have to drop out and all my ambitions were over. I was stubborn and kept going. I gave birth on the last day of 2nd year, submitted 2 essays 2 weeks after DD was born, spent the summer at home with her and then went back to uni while she went to nursery.

It was just me and then-DP (now DH), we had no family close enough to help and he was a full time student too so it was absolutely crazy. I thought I'd have to at least defer a year. I managed to graduate with the rest of my class, without any time out, and with the highest marks in my year, a 1st class degree. DD had just turned 1 :)

Having DD at my graduation was the proudest moment of my life, without a doubt.

Hobbitch · 10/05/2017 17:28

Getting a Masters with distinction while working full time (and 2 jobs at that).

Creating a brand new human being and watching him grow on the milk I made for him.

Passing my driving test after 7 attempts.

HelenaJustina · 10/05/2017 17:43

Getting back into the workplace after 8 years out having children

My A-level results

Passing my driving test

Having my DC and bfeeding successfully

What an amazing thread, has brought tears to my eyes!

MaggieLightBlue · 10/05/2017 17:57

Natural child birth with my second, without a doubt.

randomer · 10/05/2017 19:58

going to Yoga classes

Aebj · 11/05/2017 00:10

Fiery fighter that's amazing. Well done.

frankie001 · 11/05/2017 00:37

I am challenging my OCD for the first time properly. Am hoping I can start living again!

C0RAL · 11/05/2017 00:45

What a lovely inspiring thread!

ethelfleda · 11/05/2017 01:01

Managing to travel around the world for 6 months with the most crippling anxiety and no drugs. To be fair, it was worry about the unknown that caused the breakdown in the first place... but I never thought I would be able to make the while trip and I am so glad I did it.

iloveeverykindofcat · 11/05/2017 06:36

Intellectually: working my way through my PhD and getting my books published. My next goal is a permanent lectureship in a location I want (I'm on contract and just about to finish - then no work lined up!)

Emotionally: Saving Bibi, one of my two cats. I got her as a starving stray kitten who'd just had kittens herself, and it turned out she had panleucopenia (feline distemper). The shelter didn't pick it up. Survival rates are not good. It was a long, messy, tearful road and one of the hardest things I've done emotionally. People told me I should take her back, but I knew they'd just put her down, and she was absolutely determined to live. Today she is a fat, sleek, bossy queen who rules the house and loves every day of her life. She did all the actual work to recover - some days she retreated to her basket, but she made it quite clear that she didn't want to give up (and I'm not someone who puts my feelings ahead of an animal - I've had pets euthanised when they were ready). I'm proud that I got her home, got her the right diagnoses and drugs and provided the enviornment for her. Bibi before and after pics can be viewed here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_litter_tray/2530051-Bibi-then-and-now#prettyPhoto