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To ask your proud parent moments?

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FourPerDozen · 25/07/2020 19:24

DS is a few days off 3. He’s generally very polite and knows to say please and thank you directly before/ after getting something, but sometimes I need to remind him.

His grandparents came over today to give him some presents. When they were leaving and it was time to say goodbye, he suddenly stood up (without prompting), gestured all his presents and said ‘thank you for all these presents! They are so lovely’. I ended up tearing up a bit.

What are you proud parent moments?

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AlexaShutUp · 25/07/2020 19:27

I have many, but I was very proud yesterday when 15yo dd showed me a text from one of her friends saying that said friend (who has had rather a difficult time lately) had been inspired by dd to adopt a more positive outlook on life.

Emeeno1 · 25/07/2020 19:30

When my eldest daughter gave birth; she was like a warrior woman of olde. My heart was bursting.

RowboatsinDisguise · 25/07/2020 19:31

I have lots because DS is a typical PFB and I think the sun shines out of his arse. But I’m always very proud when he is able to hold a coherent conversation with an adult outside of the family at only 22 months.

navteexo · 25/07/2020 19:32

mine was yesterday when DS who is 2, went up to DD who is 6 months old and rubbed her head and gave her a kiss. Hes been resenting her since she was born. That was a heart warming moment for me

DramaAlpaca · 25/07/2020 19:33

When DS, who's 25, told me that DH & I were the best parents he and his brothers could have wished for. It made me cry.

HOkieCOkie · 25/07/2020 19:34

Ahh I love manners, I’m not a mum but a sleep consultant and my proudest moment is seeing that family all happy and well rested because their baby is in a good routine and sleeps well.

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FourPerDozen · 25/07/2020 19:37

It’s funny - I’m sitting here and reading some of the slightly younger stages and remembering times I’ve been overwhelmed with pride, and getting my head around him being a teen and adult, showing more awareness and doing some wonderful things.

I think, for me, it’s those little snippets of life where you are so overjoyed by something so little that every sleepless night or tantrum feels so worth it. That feeling of ‘I raised this little thing and they’ve exceeded any expectation I could have ever imagined’.

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SimonJT · 25/07/2020 19:46

Loads of things, he recently turned five and he has a fairly minor physical disability but it does mean his balance can be a bit off. He has just mastered getting up/down stairs independently.

But the biggest is his speech, there were concerns that he would have limited verbal capability on top of that he has a hearing impairment. He said his first word after 14 weeks of being here and now as a five year old he is bilingual (English is not my first language) and he has very good verbal skills in both languages.

cariadlet · 25/07/2020 19:47

Mine was a couple of years ago when dp's dad died. Dd, who was about 14 at the time, was very close to her grandad and decided that she wanted to speak at his funeral. She wrote some words herself, wouldn't let me see what she'd written and then stood up in front of everyone at the funeral. She was very tearful but managed to keep going. What she'd written was so personal and heart-felt; I was incredibly proud.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 25/07/2020 19:53

DD1 really struggled with reading. (Suspected Dyslexia). Last year, at age of 8, she read me a chapter from Worst Witch. This summer she's reading the Malory Towers series. Most of her friends read a lot longer and harder books, but she works so hard to achieve the level she has.

DD2 got a special award at school because of how kind she is, and helping some new arrivals learn English, despite being a 'new girl' herself.

EssentialHummus · 25/07/2020 20:01

DD is being raised bilingually and hearing her on the phone to DH's family speaking what sounds very much like fluent Russian in these long flowing sentences just makes my eyes well up. A few months off 3.

More prosaically when she goes to hug one of her friends, or offer them some of her snack (she's practically the Cookie Monster, so it's a big deal for her). Just seeing her developing these relationships for herself.

Merryoldgoat · 25/07/2020 20:07

My son is autistic. Every school assembly from nursery to Year 1 he had to be flanked by 2 teachers and kept quiet.

One assembly in Y2 it dawned on us that he wasn’t surrounded, knew his lines and indistinguishable from any other child. A few months later he got a big role in the nativity and was fab and I cried like a baby.

FrenchtoEnglish · 25/07/2020 20:12

My just-turned three year old makes me laugh every day. My heart bursts even when I should perhaps be telling her off. A recent good one was:
DD: Mummy? Are you my friend?
Me: Yes.
DD: I didn't touch that egg.
Me - walks off to find broken egg.

Bbq1 · 25/07/2020 20:16

We've always been very proud of.our son on many different occasions over the years. I've always been proud that he could hold a conversation from a very young age. He's 14 now - over the years we've gone to weddings etc and he would/will chat and mix with everyone and people always comment on how polite and mature he is. I'm also proud that he's so kind and caring too.

LyndaSnellsSniff · 25/07/2020 20:18

DS1 wrote and read a poem at his grandad’s funeral. He was amazing. He also wrote another poem to mark the first anniversary of his death and it is beautiful. He was only 12/13 when he wrote them.

DS2 recently won a prize in story writing competition. I’m particularly proud because he’s found any sort of creative work incredibly hard during lock down and I had to really push him to write this story. But he did so well!

NetballHoop · 25/07/2020 20:19

This is trivial but... when my eldest corrected a text my DH had sent him saying "it's fewer, not less".

That was a smug moment for me.

Calibrachoa · 25/07/2020 20:21

Oh that's so sweet op. What a thoughtful boy at such a young age.

LadyCatStark · 25/07/2020 20:22

DS (11) has always liked to blend into the background at school. He doesn’t like to put his hand up or try the harder work as he doesn’t want to stand out. So it came as a huge surprise when he decided, 3 months before the test, to do the 11+. We couldn’t really afford a tutor so we worked together over the summer and he took the test last Sept. When he came out of the test, he was beaming with pride and he felt that he’d done really well. I was proud of him just for doing it but was worried in case I’d have to deflate his bubble. But he passed! I couldn’t believe it and must have read the email 20 times to make sure I read it right 😂. He can’t wait to start this September.

Alloverthegrapevine · 25/07/2020 20:24

Yr6 leavers assembly. Each child stood up and said a few words about their best memories at the schools. TBH, I can't remember what DS1 (now 19yo) said Blush but a traveller child who had joined partway through said he'd hated the school to begin with but then DS1 became his friend.....

DS has always been good at picking his friends and has a very strong sense of right and wronh. This was a nice lad who had a miserable homelife and wasn't given a chance by a lot of people have to admit I never let DS go to his house but the boy came to us for tea often and was lovely, if a bit rough round the edges.

CoodleMoodle · 25/07/2020 20:24

When DD(6) was assessed as having a reading age of 9 or 10 when she was 4, plus the first time she finished a chapter book on her own (around the same time). I was a very early reader too and was pleased as punch! She's so confident with reading and vocab, it makes me so proud.

When DS(2) saw DD crying and went to get her comforter, he was only about 18mo. It was just so kind, and he waited to make sure she got it before leaving her. He does it most times she's upset, and it makes me want to give him a big hug every time (although he'd try to wriggle away, now!).

Thehop · 25/07/2020 20:26

my 10 year old son at the end of year 5 got a trophy in the end of year assembly for being the kindest boy in the school. 😍

DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult · 25/07/2020 20:27

I recently overheard a conversation between my slightly tipsy teens.

They were saying they were so glad to have me as a parent because I had prepared them for life, and they disliked learning budgeting, chores and DIY at the time, but now they are really grateful that they know all that stuff. They also called me amazing for bringing them and their siblings up alone whilst working.

I was honestly gobsmacked, I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water most days and that I'm failing everyone at every turn, for them to recognise everything I've taught them and done made me so proud. I'm not ashamed to admit I cried a bit.

Popfan · 25/07/2020 20:27

My DS who is 12 was on his PlayStation with a newish friend from school. Another friend's brother who is 8 joined them and my DS told his school friend 'don't swear when he joins us as he's only 8' . My DS doesn't swear really (well not in my presence!) - I was really proud of him!

mamaduckbone · 25/07/2020 20:30

Ds2 was extremely shy as a little one and wouldn't speak in public, or really very much at all to people he didn't know.
This Christmas he stood up at his school carol service in front of a packed church - maybe 400 people - and did a reading. It was such a massive achievement for him.

agas · 25/07/2020 20:31

@FrenchtoEnglish

My just-turned three year old makes me laugh every day. My heart bursts even when I should perhaps be telling her off. A recent good one was: DD: Mummy? Are you my friend? Me: Yes. DD: I didn't touch that egg. Me - walks off to find broken egg.
😂😂😂 I love it
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