No-one else to tell..

[justanothergrumblebum]

But baby grumblebum swam a width today (ok so it was using a woggle!) but still! I am super proud.

Got no-one else to tell really, my friends are all like 'well that's nice', zero family, so I thought I would tell anyone who bothers to click onto this thread.

Anyone else think that the hardest part of this is that you have no-one else to marvel at the achievements of dc with?

I agree, that was one of the hardest parts about being a single parent. Solidarity.

Well don’t to your DC on swimming a width! I’ll share an indulgent proud glance with you across the internet.

Well done babygrumblebum! I loved teaching mine to swim when they were tiny.

Of course that should say well done!

Well done to baby grumblebum, first of many achievements!

Aww well done I've always struggled with this part of lone parenting I tried texting the boys dad when teeth fell out etc although he seemed to like it he told his family I was harassing him 🙄 (without showing the messages obviously) so I tell noone or my adult daughter

Thanks, I am super proud but seriously it's totally crap having no-one to share it with... (her father was an abusive arse who now has no contact with her - his choice and also court ordered, goodness knows what other info they were privy to...).

She also took a running jump off the mat and literally dive bombed, pretty sure she touched the bottom of the pool, seriously so proud of her, the other kids made their way tentatively towards the edge of the mat and lowered themselves in carefully... not my girl!

#slippery

That's a lovely thing to share. I like hearing of the little achievements; they usually mean the most.

And yes - definitely one of the hardest parts.

That is fab, congratulations to you both😀

Aw well done BabyG. Also a single parent so understand. X

Well done baby grumblebum 🎉🏅

Aww congratulations! It really is a special moment isn't it? Also well done to you for taking your baby swimming on a regular basis.

Brilliant! Well done to her. I’m terrified to put my face underwater, I’m seriously impressed she dive bombed into the pool.

Well done baby grumblebum! that is such a great milestone to tick! Dd took ages to swim, had no confidence in the water.

Also agree that sharing the nice things is what I feel I miss out on most, parenting alone. It's hard! The workload I can manage. But those special moments...always a bit lonely

Well done baby grumblebum, and congratulations to you, OP!

Just a thought - could you keep a diary? My DS is 11 and he absolutely loves hearing about things he said or did when he was a baby and toddler, and has done for a few years now. It's lovely.

Aw, good on baby grumblebum. The first of many achievements

Well done baby grumblebum. It has taken 6 months for baby Brenna to accept woggles in her presence. Last week she touched one, this week she held onto it and kicked. We are a long way from doing a width. She was a definitlw more of an inch across the mat type than a bombing off it type too. Well done grumblebum for raising such a confident child.

That’s smashing
Well done!

I’m sat here on my own my three children asleep and I know how crushing it is that their father doesn’t celebrate or cherish them in these seemingly small but beautiful ways. So I do it for him too

You are not alone

Awww thanks guys!!! trying to name check but also trying to do a massive load of washing as well! Ah the perks of being a single parent... not. And also, trying to eat my Chinese delivery...
#brenna grumblebum baby used to kick the woggle away, she likes to think she can actually swim... she can't! Used to literally throw the woggle at the teacher in utter disdain, but today, breakthrough!

I’ve just put a load on and folded another load while swigging a gin and tonic!

#stophuggingme it's totally his loss...

Well Done baby grumblebum.
I was a single parent for 13yrs. Its hard but so rewarding.

Yes it is
But it does still hurt. I see their little faces when they see that he only ever wants to know what they’ve done “wrong” and I know he wants to try and use it to besmirch me.
Fortunately the four of us are very close and they are very young (all under 6) so we have build our own little home where it is just us and we can just breathe. And make a mess and giggle and not be bullied.

I promised them and myself I would always love them enough for both mummy and daddy. It was so easy to go beyond even that.

Yay! Go baby grumblebum! Clever girl and well done for making Mummy proud