To ask for lovely stories about your DC?

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I posted a thread yesterday about how I'm struggling to come to terms with possibly not wanting to have kids any more. One of the things I mentioned was that I feel so sorry for parents who post on here about difficulties they are having with their kids. One lovely MNer made the very sensible point that this site is skewed towards showing the bad side more than the good because people (very understandably) come here for advice when things are difficult.

I don't want to at all undermine posts asking for help because they are obviously so important and such a good part of the support this site offers. But I thought it might also be nice to have a thread for people to show off a bit about lovely, thoughtful, funny, sweet etc things their children / the children in their lives have done!

I have one about my nephew to start. He's 3, and literally every time he sees an animal like a cat or whatever, he'll say 'mummy, that is my FAVOURITE cat!' It's so sweet and funny ❤️

My ds 16 often tells me he loves me and I am gorgeous!!
My adult dc confide in me and seek out my company despite having busy lives.
My ds 3 greets me every morning for a kiss and a squeeze!!
However crappy I am feeling with life's stresses they all know how to blow them away just by being themselves.

That's so lovely!!

Ds1 at the moment keeps asking me to marry him (he's 4). He also has night terrors very often and once he's come out of them he tells me how much he loves me. A year ago I was heavily pregnant and got a right bee in my bonnet about wanting yellow flowers in the patio pots. He still regularly sources yellow things for me to make me happy I don't actually like yellow, it was the hormones

Ds2 (11 months) crawls faster to come and find me if he hears my voice. He's pretty chunky so it takes some effort bless him

My little boy is 5 and currently being assessed for ASD.

He has the biggest heart in the world. His little brother is 10 weeks old and he has been absolutely lovely with him. Kisses him, rocks his chair and talks about ‘our baby’.

He’s a quirky little thing and I wouldn’t change him for anything.

He brought home a bean from school that he has to grow and he’s so excited and couldn’t wait to show it to me and tell me how he’s going to climb the beanstalk when it gets tall enough.

My 4 are my best friends. They do the craziest, funniest things you could never imagine you would see in your life 😂 My eldest DD (11) donated her lovely long hair to the Princess trust and raised some money too, all off her own back I might add. They're lovely thoughtful little people & I couldn't be prouder. That's not to say I'm not scared of the teenage years...I'm scared haha!

That's so sweet! My nephew says the same thing about wanting to marry his mum, it's so funny. And I love the visual of your wee boy hustling along to find you!

Last night I went into DDs room (she's 2)I got down next to her bed and whispered "I love you" she opened her eyes, leaned forwards to give me a kiss and then closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

@Merryoldgoat how fab, I hope the bean is a good grower!

@FallenAngel89 you must be so proud of her! And how lovely that they're all friends, I love it when siblings are close

My DD says 'good girl daddy'! I'm sure they all do that but it's sooo cute!

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@Snoopyokay 😂 That's so sweet!

My DS Is quite funny and matter of fact, my DF asked him how he was doing at school, ds shrugged his shoulders and said I don't know that's what parents evening is for.
I check on both DCs before I go to bed and tell them I love them, on more than one occasion both have replied while asleep love you too.

My DC are young adults now. Their father, my ex, recently received life changing injuries in an accident. He was in a trauma unit for 6 weeks. My DC were amazing! There 24/7, shoring up his new wife, taking care of important practical grown up stuff, supporting, comforting, rallying the troops and putting others feelings and needs before their own. I've received so many compliments on raising such incredible young people. I felt proud before but they've blown me away with how they've dealt with this. Their DF is recovering well now.

Great idea for a thread.

Things DC have done:
When he started reception, DS1 had to bring in a piece of fruit from home to eat as a snack. After a few days, he asked me for two pieces of fruit. Two terms later, he informed me he didn't need the second one as Anna's dad was now remembering to give her fruit. He'd spotted a girl in his class had no fruit and just silently solved the problem for her, for two whole terms. He was four!

Both DC (both boys) used to have a favourite game called Beauty parlour (no idea where they got this from - I didn't frequent them when they were small.) They'd lay out hair brushes, creams, make up and beautify me. I just had to lie back while they brushed my hair and rubbed cream into my face or hands or feet. It was so sweet. the 'make up' sessions needed a bit of dialling down afterwards but they ended up being pretty good at it.

DS2, hwo has SEN, has started just taking the hoover off me and finishing the job, or will tidy up, unasked. When I was away, he looked after DH who had flu - did the shopping and cooking. He's 15.

DS1 used to give half his pocket money - unprompted - every week to a children's charity
I lose DS2 whenever we're out in London because he;s stopped to buy a Big Issue and bothered to stop properly to chat to the sellers

When they were tiny they used to go to school on scooters. There was a long downhill section where they'd both balance on one leg and the other would float up in the air, like an arabesque. I used to love watching them.

When they were babies they used to laugh and laugh and laugh for hours. We could spend half an afternoon just making each other chuckle. And baby laughter has to be the best, cutest, most joyous sound in the world, ever.

My DD is 14mths and DS is 13wks and we let him have some tummy time the other night so my daughter went and laid next to him and kept showing him how to roll onto her tummy and back again, it was the cutest thing I’ve ever witnessed and hubby and I were too enamoured watching it to think of video taping it unfortunately.

Snoopy - that's adorable.

Gosh, I feel a bit emotional! These are so lovely!

For me it's how much my little girl (nearly 8 months) gives me the biggest smile in a morning when I get her out of her cot and when I enter the room after being out doing something. Yesterday she also put her arms out for me when I'd been away for her for a while. Small things but they melt my heart!

For mother's day, DS2 found a picture I'd never seen by my favourite artist and did a copy of it. It took him four hours instead of revising for GCSEs. I'm having it framed.

I caught my DD1 washing her bears face with a flannel this morning and then making sure she really washed behind it's ears - made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

Of course, she is now smearing bread sticks into the carpet but you can't win everything

Ds made dd a certificate yesterday because she'd done a lot of writing at school and got 'star writer' (she's in reception).

It was ds' birthday recently and he loves anything steam train related. Dd made him a card and drew a steam train on the front, bought him a little Thomas toy out of her own money (they get £1 for every 5 for being good/kind) and chose a train book for him.

Dd can't read very well yet so ds, who is in y2 and is an avid reader, will happily sit with her and either listen to her read her school book or choose something from his shelf to read.

They fight like cat and dog but share almost everything, give things to each other, encourage and congratulate each other and give each other compliments.

When I was in labour with my DS (now 7) the midwife told DH to put the babygro on the radiator and I thought 'oh my god there's going to be a person in there soon!' like it hadn't really occurred to me before It gave me the strength to keep going. Then he was born and handed to me and I felt his breath on my face. It was a totally surreal moment, holding a real, living tiny little person that had come out of my body. I think my brain struggled to believe it.

I had DD two years later and I have a lovely video of 2 year old DS pushing the baby swing with 3 month old DD in it. DD is laughing her head off while DS says 'Look she's laughing, she really likes it, it's really funny for her!' - it was one of the first times they connected as brother and sister and it hit me that I had created a new relationship for him, one that will always be special (and involve a fair bit of arguing and fighting!!).

Dgs1 (age 4) has just had the "best day of my life" as he was getting ready forschool on monday as he didn't have to wear uniform on St George's day. He also had "oh man, this is the worst day of my life" on the same day when I asked him to get his reading book. He is such a little drama llama.
Dgs2 (just turned 1) is developing a sense of humour - he thinks it hilarious to run off with keys or the tv remote. He will toddle up to one of us holding the item out and as soon as you reach for it or say thank you he will run off as fast as his chunky little legs will carry him, chortling. He also starts to dance when you sing to him, which is adorable unless I forget and try to sing him to sleep (which worked a few weeks ago).

Just got properly choked up at MinaPaws lovely DS quietly making sure his friend had fruit too. Such a sweetheart!

DS is 10.5 and such a cuddly thing. I often go in when he's asleep to kiss him goodnight and sometimes he stirs and reaches out his arms for a hug while still asleep.
He's just the best company. This is a great age - he's old enough that we can do things together that we both enjoy and he's young enough that he actually still wants to spend time with his mum! I'm making the most of it.

My 3 year old gave me one hell of a row the other day.
Mummy why you being so cute!
Will you just stop being so cute.
I'm really unhappy because you're so cute!.
Of all the rows I've ever had that's my favourite.