To be stunned but a bit delighted?

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Ok, so this will probably get called a stealth boast, and maybe it is a bit, but I am so delighted that I have to tell someone!

It has been a shitty week. Expensive and seemingly never-ending house maintenance problems, work stress, dd's exam stress, worries and frustrations about an elderly relative etc.

I stayed in the office late this evening to get some work done. DH is overseas at the moment so it is just me and 17yo dd at home. I knew I would be coming home to an empty house because dd had a party to go to. All fine.

I just got home and she has tidied the whole house from top to bottom. Hoovered upstairs and down, wiped surfaces... she even made my bed! And there are even fresh flowers!

So lovely to come home to a tidy house!

Yay! Go DD!

What does she want?

What a lovely surprise for you.

That is lovely - what a thoughtful DD you have! Just proves you must have done something right bringing her up

How lovely!

No need to stealth boast - that's awesome! How lovely of her!

Ha, I knew someone would say that.

Nothing, I don't think. She has plenty of money thanks to her part time job, and she is so sensible that I generally let her do what she wants to do.

That’s lovely and so thoughtful. You’ve obviously brought DD up well and she has a lot of respect for you and kindness.

What a lovely girl!

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What a lovely DD you have brought up!!

Take credit where it's due!!

I hope you enjoy your weekend 🥂🍾

Ahhhhh wonderful!! ♥️♥️

What the actual? 😲

Your life sounded exactly like mine up, up until that bombshell. You've obviously done a fab job bringing her up!

I hope my dd would do something like this one day.

Live in hope.

Ah that’s really kind!

Thank you for all the lovely comments. I am still a bit gobsmacked.

Aww what an absolute sweetheart! ❤️

This is lovely.

She even cleaned the hob!!

This is not a stealth boast. This is so much hope for those of us still at the stage where we’re picking up endless lego and bits of half-eaten fruit and lord knows what else. She is a gem.

I rarely do that 😁

You've raised a good egg there

When ever someone asks what makes you most proud of your DC (they don't actually say that but ykwim) .. Kindness is always the MOST important quality of any human.. rich, poor, abled, less abled .. kindness is the leveller .

Well done OP for raising a child with the very best quality.

What a lovely child you’ve raised eh.
Make sure you give her a big love. Thoughtfulnesses is such a wonderful trait for someone to have.

I just texted her. She said that she knew it had been a tough week and she wanted me to be able to relax at the end of it.

Think I might cry.

And yes, to all those still struggling with the sleepless nights or the bits of lego on the floor or the teenage strops etc...it is all worth it in the end!!!

Me neither, which is why it is even more impressive... can't have been a particularly pleasant job!!

Awwww, how lovely!

Can she have a word with my almost 17 year-old DD please? 😬