What are some things that make you proud of your child/children that you would like to share?

My 5 yr old Lynsey is in preschool and she is doing very well. She insists on opening the car door, shutting it, and putting on her seat belt. She always want to help with the groceries and folding laundry! Sometimes I'll say something like oh I need to shut the door or get a drink and right away she says I'll do it. She also likes to play games online, and she does very well finding and playing games she likes. There are many other things she has done or does also that really make me proud.

I also have a 2 yr old who is saying more words and sentences. She has gone potty more than once but not usually on a regular basis but she knows she is such a big girl when she does go. And something new also is when she does something she shouldnt and I get upset with her she'll say Sorry! And just the way it sounds is soo cute I have to give her a hug and say I love you. She also uses a napkin well and says napkin please whenever were eating. So these are a few things among many others that make me proud of my girls. Of course I also think that they are beautiful, smart, and lots of fun.

If I were to list all the things that make me wow over my baby girl who will be two next month we would be here all day, from the time she wakes up in the moring to the time she goes to bed, she never stops making me happy and amazes me with all the new things she can do ( like her ABCS) Lets just say there is nothing that she does that does not make me proud...

Hi people,
I'm Dennis. I have full custody of my 10 year old boy and 17 year old girl. I survived 10 years of pure hell until she took off 20 months ago.
The first thing that makes me proud is that both kids shared with me what it was like back then. We cried, then prayed and were able to forgive. It was easy for the kids to forgive, but it took me a year. Their memories should not haunt them now. Esp. little Cody.
I remember all the neat things when they were real little. You moms should cherish these times now mater how hard it is at times. Hope in the Lord and renew your strength.
It makes me proud when...
I see Cody put a candy wrapper in his pocket when he can't find a trash can.
I hear the kids speak of their hopes and dreams.
When Kim dumped her first and only boyfriend of two years last month! He was holding her back in life, keeping her from friends, and mean to her at times. She used her head. Praise God!!
When the kids say "thanks dad"
When I saw how beautiful Kim looked at JR. prom!
I'm proud when the kids bring problems to me.
And when they tell me when they have done wrong. They trust I won't flip out.
And my last one right now is when the kids said "come on dad, we'll be late for church"
The glory goes to God!!

Dennis.

Solo-Great Topic! I have been so focused on the negative aspects to being a parent! Thanks for the release!

Dennis! Wow! That is so poetic! You brought tears to my eyes! How can I even 'compete' with your words!!!

My three children bring me so much joy and happiness. I have to say that my oldest son Wendall (6) made me so proud the other day when my dauther (3) asked us (rather loudly) why that lady had 'dark skin, unlike our pretty skin'. Wendall responded before I could, and he said "Her skin is beautiful, cuz God made her the way he wanted her to be made"...the lady (who had heard the whole thing) gave Wendall a huge smile and walked away. Wendall turned to me and asked how come the lady smiled at him! Innocense is beautiful and priceless!

My daughter blows my mind by her curiosity and her willingness to try to make you smile when you are upset.

My youngest son brings tears to my eyes everytime he learns something new!

Thank God for my little gifts! Life would be lonely without them!

My sons father was shot and killed when I was pregnant with my youngest son, Tyjhe. Nasir, my oldest son was in the house with him when it happened. My fiance says it's important to let them know who their real father is. So we go to his grave every year on holidays and his death anniversary. On Terrell's past death anniversay (August) we visited his grave and there's a picture of Me, Terrell and Nasir on his headstone. Tyjhe walked up to it and kissed the picture and said, "No bye bye, I see you later DaDa!" It brought tears to my eyes. Then my 5 yr. old said "Mommy don't cry, God sent us a new Daddy," and then my then boyfriend proposed to me. It was so touching after all I've been through to finally be happy! It's hard, knowing that Terrell isn't going to see Nasir go to school the first day. And it hurts even more because he never even got to see Tyjhe. My son saw his Daddy get murdered and that's something that will never erase from his mind. I'm so thankful to have someone love and accept my sons as if they were his.