How do you indulge your proud parenting moments?

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Ds did something today which I was proud of. So far so normal.

It got me thinking. It's good to share achievements and to enjoy the achievements of others but I'm learning that competitive parenting does exist and surely there is a line between being proud and boastful.

I've not told anyone apart from my mum!! about ds's little achievement today but for the first time ever am bursting with pride.

I don't think Ds is a little genius, he is my first born but don't think he's pfb, I'm normally laid back. Surely everyone at some point is bursting with pride about something their Ds has done but what do you do to make yourself not want to burst? What to do with the energy without ringing round and telling everyone?

Just a random musing really. MN has taught me to think before I share!

Depends what it is, if one of mine wins a sporting event or even just achieves something they haven't before such as ride a bike with no stabilisers etc then I post a photos of them with their medal/doing their activity etc on Facebook and I don't care who doesn't like it. If it's something more mundane such as eating brocolli or something then I stick to telling my mum, friend and husband.

Post it on the staying posifrickentive page on fb (if you haven't already!) I've found people can be judgy pants about everything so I'd say do what makes you happy. When my youngest dd rolled for the first time I put the video on fb so my nan/mum/mil could see. I didn't write a gusty post, but I shared it, because I knew it would make my family happy.

This is exactly what your mum is for.

It's probably not Facebook worthy but a little unusual for a five month old. He's a pretty average baby so never felt the need to be proud before as rolling over, etc, is all par for the course. poor Ds spending weeks trying to roll over, he finally does it and I'm like, meh

I like seeing friends' children's achievements on FB, and if I didn't then it's easy to ignore

I whatsapp family members. Scratches the itch and my facebook stays boast-free and full of meaningless memes as it ought to be.

Whatser I've just done that

Oh go on, what was it? You know you want to.

I find it very hard, I have no one to tell.

Harder, I'm exactly the same. I love hearing that my friends baby has slept through/drunk from a sippy cup/ said dada, etc. But am scared about putting my own stuff out there weirdly

I thought you'd say he was about 12.

The thread isn't so much about the achievement but more what do people do with the proudness. You know like if you have excess energy you might go for a run haha yeah right

(As a mother of older dcs I can only add: lavish the excess proudness on the dc themself.
Smother your clever rolling ds in cuddles and tell him he has achieved something awesome, his persistence has paid off, and he is amazing for trying so hard for so long
Then when they do their first triathlon / DofE gold / PhD you do just the same [nostalgia emoticon]

That sounds lovely mrsbadger thank you. I might chew dh's ear about it repeatedly tonight! It wasn't rolling over but I'll tell him how awesome he is all the same

I put stuff on fb, not as a boast but it's nice to look back on and see what they did and when because all the fab moments blur.

If it annoys people that's their problem not mine, it's becoming a strange world where it's shameful to share your pride in your children.

I want to know what he's done!

I always tell my parents and the in laws and my grandma. Big stuff goes on Facebook but not (I hope) in a goady fucker way! My DD had a tough first six months of her life, so I can get carried away. However, I don't understand those who put everything on there down to "DS just did a wee on the potty pic attached" I just think

Put it on Facebook and be proud.

Just try avoid using #blessed in the status

I tell my mother. She is always happy when her grandchildren do well.

I use instagram. My inlaws live in another country so rarely see my dd, so I shamelessly post every micro achievement she has on there. It really is just for family and one or two really close friends. I'm upfront that that's what the account is for, so anyone who doesn't like it can naff off.

I tell my mum first - she already thinks my DC are the most amazing things to ever have existed so revels in any stories of them doing well!!

Also tell my MIL and my best friend

G'wan shove it on facebook with a picture of your baby you will get lots awws and likes fb friends love babies

You could always tell us what he did

I just Facebook it, if people don't like me celebrating my children's achievements they can block me.
I'm not going to hide my pride and love for my kids in order to appease others. I also love seeing other people celebrating their children on their fb pages and always offer my good wishes to them and well done to their kids. It's nice to be kind I think, there's so much sneering and backbiting about everything these days, so much mean spirit amongst people it's bloody sad.

Oh he rolled over that is a thing to be proud of all theselittle milestones are lovely ☺

madbum I agree with you it is nice to be nice and not sneery