"Proud of my teen" thread anyone?

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I have two, eldest (15) is borderline aspergers and socially anxious - he had to do the talk element of his english exam today. Teacher said he could do it in private after school but he would need to bring along at least one audience member, she suggested he bring a sympathetic friend.

Anyway, he asked his younger brother (14) to go with him.

Talk was done and he passed and was proud of him for doing it and equally proud of little brother going along and supporting him without a moan or anything.

They walked out of school like two young men. Sometimes it's nice to see a glimpse of the adult inside and realise as much as you love your children, you like them as people too.

Anyway, I just thought we all like to have a moan about the things they are doing wrong (in our eyes) but that sometimes it's nice to talk about the positives. :)

That's great, well done the both of them!

That must have been so lovely. Can I join in with a tiny example? Walked round supermarket yesterday with DD17 who we've had two very fraught years with - turned round to see her offering to help a little old lady reach something from a high shelf. I could see little old lady looking at my DD thinking what a lovely young woman she was. Made me feel quite proud!

Thanks Vulcan and of course Clare, that was meant to be the point of the thread but sadly no-one seems to be proud of their teens :(

Sounds like you've turned a corner and the lovely girl and woman is showing through :) That's a lovely thing for her to do.

OP, that's a lovely example.

I'm proud of DS1 for keeping going through long-term illness and completing his controlled assessments in the first term of Y11 with mostly A grades, despite having missed a good part of Y10.

Well done to your DS TheSecondOfHerName I hope your DS feels better soon.

Last Friday my 16year old dd went to rugby with my df, on the way into the stadium my dd noticed that my df was having a stroke. She immediately got him help. I couldn't feel prouder of her.

Oh wow everytimeref!, well done to your daughter and I hope your Dad is okay

We are all the family my dad has now ( sister abroad ) and he's in a local care home.

This was last weekend when ds just got back from uni.... And tonight he's taken poppa to a concert ( by taxi in a wheelchair ) so I can stay home and do a hit of Xmas prep - actually I'm waiting for the AA as my car is bust :( so it's just as well as dad would have missed it . He's 19 and a hugely special young man.

The girls are fab too - eldest came home for poppas birthday though she doesn't really " finish for Xmas" as she's doing a PhD

The youngest is 16 and is fab - not looking forward to her going to uni I just say !

I love hearing about the amazing young people we are all raising. Teens have such a rotten press. Good news isn't popular. Actually the more teens I meet/ hear about ( and I meet loads through work who are considered from a " rough estate". They are mostly great kids) the more I do feel that the future is going to be ok.

Well done Helenluvsrob a great bunch you've raised there, no wonder you are proud.

I am glad I was wrong earlier, there are plenty people proud of their teens after all :)

Please to say my dad is
on the mend, thanks to my daughters quick thinking.

Aaaaw, these are lovely

My eyes are welling up...

My DS has just turned 18. One of his cousins, who teases him a lot, has sent him a card saying he is outstanding.

And I'm not well atm and won't be for some weeks. He's being v understanding, cooked supper last night despite being exhausted. He's brilliant at emotional harmony, a real peacemaker.

I love this thread. My kids are too young but the teenagers I work with make me proud every day. They are so much more open minded and accepting than most of the adults I know, as well as being hilariously funny too.

Heartwarming thread!

Aww..wish there was a like button on MN for some of these posts. Fanny .

My DS has been a numb-but today so I have nothing proud to offer.

My son told me just this week that at his last PT job, a year and a half ago, a middle aged man was sending sleazy sexts to several of the younger teen girls who also worked there. This was a large department store.

The girls were intimidated by this man, but too afraid to do anything. DS went to HR several times to report this man's actions. He was only 19 himself and far from self-assured. But he stuck to his principles, supported the young girls and finally something was done.

He never said a word at the time, although it was clearly an ordeal for him. He is very far from confrontational. I'm so proud of him.

Ah more lovely stories :) Sorry for the late response, I've been out on our family Christmas night out, dinner and Star Wars :)

There are some really great kids out there, overcoming personal difficulties and making good life choices. I'm proud of them all too.