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My instinct is not to brag about my kids. If anything, I tend to actively downplay their achievements when they exceed my expectations. It feels rude and, more importantly, it feels like I'm tempting fate in some way that is hard to articulate. One thing I really like about the folks on OS is there is remarkably little "oh did I mention that my blossom just learned Mandarin faster then any other child in her carefully selected preschool that is guarenteed to get her into Harvard?"
Having said that, I love to hear about the real victories kids achieve - victories marked by their personal milestones. I was trying to figure out how we could celebrate each other's successes without feeling any implied criticism. I don't need to know if you are celebrating shoelace-tying because your child is 18 months or 12 years old - I just want to hear something that made you feel like you are doing a good job as a parent. So...
Tell me something that made you really proud - but leave out your child's age or grade.
Tags: bragging
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Permalink Reply by wookie on -
My oldest helped her sister put together a coordinated outfit today (my middle girl has been known to combine some pretty stunning colors). This is good because I certainly have no color sense. I just buy all earth tones so that I have a hope of matching.
My little dude (the one who at two was assessed to be moderately globally delayed) came to me with his shoes and said "My shoes have sand in them. You take outside?" meaning that I should take them outside and shake the sand out. Respect for my floors AND using language? You better believe I'm proud.
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Permalink Reply by mightyninjamom on -
If we can go two weeks without a note coming home about unfinished homework, I'll be ecstatic.
On the other hand, it was really cute that B took the Little Miss's temperature, just to make sure her fever was down.
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Permalink Reply by mightyninjamom on
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I'm imagining this, and melting a little! So cute!
wookie said:
My little dude (the one who at two was assessed to be moderately globally delayed) came to me with his shoes and said "My shoes have sand in them. You take outside?" meaning that I should take them outside and shake the sand out. Respect for my floors AND using language? You better believe I'm proud.
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Permalink Reply by G.G. on -
El D is really getting the stars and rewards board I put together...Totally gets the consequences thing, etc.
He has take some responsibility for his things, offers his help when he sees me working around the house, and even remembered to brush his teeth after he went to bed last night (I hear from his room - "Hey, Mom! I forgot to brush my teeth!" Jumps up, brushes teeth - goes back to bed and falls fast asleep)
I'm proud of him for being such a sweet and quirky little boy.And Wookie - srsly so cute on both accounts.
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Permalink Reply by SweetJudyB on -
JoeMama- I thought maybe you were going to say your kid took the family car for a joy ride. Glad to hear this isn't that thread.
My kid is pretty fearless when it comes to climbing. I have to bite my tongue sometimes because I want him to trust his own instincts and boundaries. He made it to the top of a structure on our playground after watching an older kid do it, and made it up a "fidget" ladder at the local fall festival with us just watching from afar (although someone was holding the ladder so it wouldn't flip over).
We've also been having some issues with hitting and anger management, so I got some books on the subject for him and he actually enjoys reading them with me.
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Permalink Reply by mcglory13 on -
My kid has earned five stripes on his belt in Tae Kwan Do. He is also working on paying attention and learning persistence. He also started sleeping through the night without a pull up. The last couple of nights he's had accidents but he's tried to change his pajama bottoms and put down a towel and go back to bed without waking us up. We've been reading Little House on the Prairie, which not too long ago was too complicated for him and he is riveted. I suspect he's going to be a history nerd like his parents. He remains, on the whole, incredibly sweet and makes sure I get enough hugs and kisses and back rubs and compliments.
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Permalink Reply by Joe Mama on -
These are great! Here's mine:
My generally uncoordinated kid decided to try out for soccer at his new school and hated it...but stayed on the team because he saw that there were only 11 other kids and if he wasn't there then the team would either have no subs or a varsity player would have to drop back to JV. He played his last game last night...he's still not a great soccer player but I think he's a pretty great kid.
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Permalink Reply by Herasmus B. Dragon on
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I'm glad Big O is doing well in her music lessons. She doesn't make as much of a fuss about practicing as I did. Yes, music majors sometimes hate practicing, too.
I'm glad Ebay comes home jabbering about school and singing the songs and teaching us the games. Her teachers revel in us reporting this. I don't mind being the middle man so they know that they're making a positive impression on her, even if she doesn't participate. It's a really good sign that she doesn't avoid social situations altogether. She just gets homework for the questions that other kids answer in class. They're really understanding.
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Permalink Reply by MamatothaMax on -
We had parent teacher conferences last week. Morgan, who has ADHD, fits nicely into his class and has made great strides behavior wise. It feels like everything has finally clicked for him.
Max has been having anger issues this year, no doubt due to the deployment of Sailor. After the months of big changes (deployment, new baby, two moves, new schools, Daddy coming home) we are finally settled enough that it's calming down. Max is becoming more communicative about what's bothering him.
Finn is finally saying some words (he's 22 months) Granted his vocabulary is still very small so every new word feels like a major victory. He says Ash and Shaw instead of Mama and Daddy. The other day I just about burst with pride when he said open. His first two syllable word!
Rosie holds stuff and chews on it like a rockstar.
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Permalink Reply by ks on -
A has finally, finally decided that reading is something he wants to do and is starting to get better at it. This has been a huge boost for his confidence, because he struggles sometimes with it and he's very sensitive about that sort of thing (and it doesn't help that he compares himself with N, for whom things like that just come really easily). His teacher said he is also focusing better in school than he has been--he spends most of his time in his own little world and he has to work at it to pay attention.
So I'm a little proud of him at the moment.
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Permalink Reply by mightyninjamom on
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One thing that unintentionally ended up really helping the Little Miss with reading was letting Little B watch some Japanese cartoons. I thought she would get bored with trying to read the subtitles, but instead she was so curious about what was happening, she stuck with it. Her reading improved dramatically in a matter of weeks.
MTTM - we have that problem in miniature, every time AlphaGeek has to travel for work. You'd think B would be used to it by now, but instead I get a day of him being pouty and emo, and taking his bad mood out on his sister.
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Permalink Reply by TommysMommy on -
Himself is settling into school quite nicely. We had some behaviour problems at the start but with some firm guidelines, he's figuring out how to deal with the "ants in his pants." He just needs an outlet for his energy. But he loves school and had a total meltdown last week when he had a Pro D day and couldn't go to school. And he's really enjoying his sports, especially his new one: curling. Yeah, curling.
Herself is a classic 2. Becoming more and more of a little "madame" every day. She's using full sentences and loves to play. Fridays are "grandma" days when my mom picks her up and they go play. Last Friday, K heard my mom's car alarm beep, got on her shoes and coat, said "bye mom!" blew me a kiss and walked out the door. I cried a little!
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