Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

Proud moments that your child has done

27 replies

wineoclock90 · 03/12/2023 18:04

My son who's nearly 20 months. Not walking yet but took 5 steps tonight 😍 several times. So so proud of him, had to share it. What's your child done that's made you proud?

OP posts:
PuttingDownRoots · 03/12/2023 18:07

My DD, who had severe speech delay and selective mutism, who hid at the back in her nativity plays etc looking terrified, who said her first words in a class assembly in Yr3 (5 of them, everyone else had multiple lines)...

Auditioned and recently appeared in her Secondary School Musical. And is doing it again next year.

GoodnightJude1 · 03/12/2023 18:14

Mine make me proud most days. They are all kind, honest, loving kids.
Just lately though, DD2 has been doing her mocks and she’s worked so, so hard. She had her Chemistry grade back (she was dreading that exam) and although the grade boundaries are yet to be sorted, she got 87%!
I can remember feeling proud of my exam results at that age but the pride you feel for your children is so much stronger.
If I could bottle her and sell her I would. She’s just wonderful ☺️ obviously for many more reasons than just mock results!

GoodnightJude1 · 03/12/2023 18:14

@PuttingDownRoots that’s wonderful!

bluekelebek · 03/12/2023 18:16

My son was born with something that I was told would affect his eating/swallowing forever / would need tube feeding when weaning etc. i refused and i blended every meal for 6 years.. i now have a teenager who eats more food than most grown men. I smile every meal time now and could cry with happiness when he request food 🤍

devildeepbluesea · 03/12/2023 18:16

DD has her moments but she has made me proud this weekend. I’ve a filthy cold and she made me lunch, and put a note beside my bowl with”Get better soon Mum, I love you”. She’s 10 and just discovering a bit of independence.

devildeepbluesea · 03/12/2023 18:17

Good on you!! And on your son

SingingChurches · 03/12/2023 18:18

She high-fived a puppet! She’s 3 and been going to the same sensory class since she was a baby.

They have a puppet there that she sees every week but she’s always been a bit wary of him - the other children hug him, high-five him etc and she just looks at the floor when he comes around.

Well today she gave him a high five! I was so proud of her ☺️

Hellocatshome · 03/12/2023 18:20

Thats great such a happy moment for you.

Mine are older but pretty much exactly 12 months ago DS1 was off the rails, on the verge of getting expelled from school and failing all his GCSEs, a major risk of running away and I had to move into his room to make sure he didn't harm himself during the night.

Fast forward to now he passed all the GCSEs he needed to secure a well paid apprenticeship at a large international company with huge opportunities, a lovely girlfriend, very responsible and well mannered and full of confidence and self worth.

Honestly couldn't be prouder.

tokesqueen · 03/12/2023 18:41

DS2 was in scouts. His troop had been competing in a coveted regional expedition for over 25 years with no success. At his first attempt one year he was made leader of their team and they won.
Made the local papers!

Naptrappedmummy · 03/12/2023 18:45

DD telling us about a child at school who is very disabled. DP asked if he has friends to play with and she gave him an odd look and said ‘I’M his friend’ as if it should be obvious. I felt very proud of her in that moment.

SouthernBel · 03/12/2023 18:46

My DC, aged 2, is on the cusp of walking and has now nailed crawling and furniture cruising ♥️ survivor of 12 brain surgeries, meningitis, septicaemia, ventriculitis, blood clots and a host of other hideous things. I'm welling up just typing this! Well done to your DC! What a star!

ghostyslovesheets · 03/12/2023 18:51

6 years ago my daughter had to learn to walk, talk and write again following Encephalitis - I'm very proud of her now she's starting GCSE's - she working hard and not put off with the little struggles she still faces (spelling, hand writing, tiredness) she's ace.

TimeIhadaNameChange · 03/12/2023 19:13

My 3.5 yo asked me this morning if my hand was better. I'd whacked it on a door handle and was lightly grazed and bruised so she kissed it better. Was lovely that she remembered and asked, so thoughtful.

riotlady · 03/12/2023 20:48

I have a 4 month old and a 5yo DD. My DD is SUCH a dedicated big sister, it really makes me proud. She sings to her baby brother, reads him stories, helps with his bath every night. If he’s ever crying and I’m off making his bottle or something, she’s right by his side immediately. She’s definitely his favourite person and he just lights up whenever he sees her. It’s lovely

Leafysuburb · 03/12/2023 20:52

My ds4 helped a little girl in his football club find a football (they'd been chucked all over the gym) when she was upset. It meant he stopped his path to the goal and lost out on scoring. I couldn't have been prouder.

Ireolu · 03/12/2023 21:21

6 yr old joined up all her literacy homework for the first time today. No moaning, just got on with it :)

Benibidibici · 03/12/2023 21:23

She's had to have a couple of hospital procedures and just been a bloody trooper about all of it, cannulas in her hand & being put to sleep etc, not a single complaint.

CalistoNoSolo · 03/12/2023 21:29

Dd is 18 now and I've been so proud of her on so many occasions. She's smart, kind, funny, loyal and altogether the best person to know (and a far, far better person than her mother). Kids in general are ace though :)

EcoCustard · 03/12/2023 21:36

Dc3’s teacher pulled me aside last week to talk to me about a class incident. There have been a few recently that she has told me about that have involved her classmate having difficulty in managing their behaviour (various issues that we know about, discussed with parents). During an angry outburst from a falling out with another child in the playground, Dd asked everyone to leave them alone, got another child to fetch help and then formed a protective area around their friend to stop them and other child fighting. Teacher said she was so level headed and kind to everyone and prevented incident from escalating as it had previously. I have seen her help other kids if hurt or upset, and another parent has pulled me aside to tell me how Dd has helped their child when they hurt themselves and to thank her. Very proud of her.

TruJay · 03/12/2023 21:55

My eldest boy (almost 14) is such a sweet young man, he’s always been so kind and friendly. He was badly bullied in primary school but remained so lovely despite everything. He was diagnosed as Autistic at 11 and he has severe OCD. He really struggles day to day but he is such a smashing lad.

One of my proudest moments was when a classmates mum messaged me and told me about how her son had struggled with a presentation at school that day and was close to tears at the front of the class with everyone watching and my ds had stood up and made his way to the front of the class to join the boy and helped him through to the end of the presentation. The boy had gone home and heavily praised ds and said how much he appreciated his help and how happy it had made him.

It was so lovely to hear that, the mum was so thankful and said how lovely ds is and always has been to her boy.

When my daughter finally began talking at 4 years old and shouted ‘love you ds’ so loudly on the school run one day out of the blue 🥲 and when she finally managed to use the toilet at age 6.

My youngest at 14 months, seems to be following his big bro with early speech and him saying ‘socks on, shoes on’ is the cutest thing ever and makes me beam.

AdventThief · 03/12/2023 22:07

My son is learning pecs. He did 100% independent exchange the other day. Both myself and salt were delighted. He's severely autistic but learning some things so quickly. I'm so proud.

moonlight1705 · 03/12/2023 22:10

I asked my 4 year old DD to sort her washing into whites and coloured whilst I had a shower. I came out to find, not only had she sorted it perfectly, but also had stripped her own bed and gathered together any white towels from the bathroom. 😍

Clevs · 03/12/2023 22:24

Doing sums with our five year old (year 1) - started at 7 and asked him to keep doubling. He got as far as 2 x 448. Did it again but started at 16 and he got as far as 2 x 512. Not sure if this is normal for a five year old but it impressed us.

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 03/12/2023 22:30

Dd2 8 months discovered her feet today. Put them straight in her mouth! So cute!

Dd1 is 8. I’ve had a shite day so tired and busy and stressed. Finally got dd2 asleep on me for a nap after hours being over tired. Dd1 said “well done mummy for getting sister to sleep.” She’s so lovely 🤗

Oh and I finally made myself some food. As soon as it was cooked and plated dd2 woke up again screaming from a 10 minute nap 😭Dd1 came in and said she’d feed dd2 so I could eat. She’s an amazing big sister and dd2 loves her.

Scarletttulips · 03/12/2023 22:31

DS on hearing a boy in the year was going to be beaten up after school by two rough lads - arranged for a large group of boys to surround this lad and walked him home. It’s wasn’t one of his friends / group - just some poor boy.

In year 4 they were buddies with reception kids for reading. On seeing a SEN kid getting anxious at not being picked and looking crest fallen as he was overlooked - DS made his way to the front and took this boys hand and sat with him with a book. I still well up and his thoughtfulness.