Foo - Something your child/ren has done recently to make you proud to be a parent?

This past Saturday I took my two boys 15 & 14 to the mall, shopping with me. The older one had been asking me about loose teas the week before so when we went past Teavana, I took them. We sampled delicious teas and looked around. We were shown a neat brewing system and so I asked my son if he liked it, he replied yes & so I bought it as a Christmas present for him. I let him pick out four loose teas and when I was rung up it came to around 75 bucks.

We shopped around the mall for a little while and left. On the way home, he turns to me and says, 'Mom I'm good for Christmas, you don't have to buy me anything else.'

I was proud of him for not being a greedy teenager and wanting what all his friends have etc. I have raised them right. Yay for Mom!

We were shown a neat brewing system

I have a neat brewing system

http://site.englishtealeaves.com/blog/images/british-flag-tea-pot-large.jpg

Something your child/ren has done recently to make you proud to be a parent?Inmate of the Month!

I weened him off eating crickets and worms and now he is eating preapard food. a course he is a bearded draon

He changed his own tire with out my help. It was after midnight, and he wasn't home, and he didn't need me to leave my nice warm house.

I can tell you my first reaction was that I was going to call and give someone a piece of my mind. And I still may...

After class, the instructor asked my daughter to stay (it is important to note that the teacher did not wait until everyone left). She said my daughter didn't write the paper that was submitted. The teacher threatened to "check the paper for plagiarism" and gave my daughter a chance to confess.

She was initially confused (the paper was turned in a month earlier), but said: "No. I wrote that paper". Teacher attempts at coercion, but my daughter stuck to her guns. The teacher felt that the writing was that of a graduate student. But she didn't care to realize the student was a senior taking this class only because it is required for graduation.

The teacher, after checking, concluded that my daughter was a good writer. But privately. Hence my anger at the issue.

Killed on an open mike night...

My 8 year old helped me change a tire for a woman and her kids at our church last Sunday and my 11 year old lay on a Dr.'s table on Tuesday and did not cry or flinch as the Dr. removed dead skin from a 2nd degree burn on his back. Martha and I have been blessed.

Lifted his head off the ground and held it up for like a whole minute:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8165765514_7c315e375e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/8165765514/)

My daughters got through high school without getting knocked up

My kid made it a day without peeing in his pants!

The other one kept the poop IN the diaper.

Both proud moments!

Lifted his head off the ground and held it up for like a whole minute:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8165765514_7c315e375e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/8165765514/)

Oh the determination on his face!

My son got glowing reviews from his teachers at the parent/teacher conferences last week. What a difference a year makes.

Lifted his head off the ground and held it up for like a whole minute:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8165765514_7c315e375e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/8165765514/)


My kid made it a day without peeing in his pants!

The other one kept the poop IN the diaper.

Both proud moments!

Enjoy those moments, they don't last long, and you can't go back.

Our boy didn't meltdown last night. He was an angel. There is some weird every-other-night thing with him.

The girl finally got out the "da-da" syllable. :)

Lifted his head off the ground and held it up for like a whole minute:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8165765514_7c315e375e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/8165765514/)
No biggie, my kids have been doing that for years

When my son was a freshman in high school he punched a senior in the face for trying to bully him. A chip off the old block

Last night her new word was "watch". Not a big thing, but I treasure each new word (for now).

my son never asks for anything, kinda wish he would cuz I like buying stuff, and when left to my own ideas I wind up spending more on stuff he doesn't want or need, than if he gave me a clue. my daughter, I can not keep up with, she allways provides an extensive detailed list ...

Oh the determination on his face!

Nah.... He's just pooping.

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my oldest boy hasn't called for monetary help in almost 3 months!

I guarantee all of my kids are incredibly smart and socially accepted by society. Handsome as well.

Awesome.

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Lifted his head off the ground and held it up for like a whole minute:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8165765514_7c315e375e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/8165765514/)

I just need to borrow him for a few days................he's so friggin cute!

Graduated from the local community college and is now taking classes at the local state college... my alma mater.

I just need to borrow him for a few days................he's so friggin cute!

You gonna eat him?

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You gonna eat him?

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Hecks no. Just look at his wittle lips.

My kids both recognized they've been behaving poorly around the house. They are both doing incredibly well in school. My daughter tries to help every kid who needs it (sometimes to the detriment of getting something done herself.) My son hasn't talked to his teacher about the kid bullying him because he doesn't want the kid to get in trouble. My daughter found that the water slide is a whole ton of fun and is proud of herself for trying something new. They both pitch in to help around the house. They are both excited to learn how to clean the litter boxes and how to prepare their food. They have pots of candy from Halloween that they never touch because they'd rather eat fruits and veggies.

That's off the top of my head for this week.

My son asked-- yes, specifically requested-- to go to bed early last night. He had skipped his nap, so we were dreading the usual meltdown after dinner. But he poked at his dinner and then said, "I want to go to bed". So he was in bed and out cold as soon as we could get him in his jammies, brush his teeth, and read him a story. Meltdown averted.

A boy has got to know his limitations.

My son asked-- yes, specifically requested-- to go to bed early last night. He had skipped his nap, so we were dreading the usual meltdown after dinner. But he poked at his dinner and then said, "I want to go to bed". So he was in bed and out cold as soon as we could get him in his jammies, brush his teeth, and read him a story. Meltdown averted.

A boy has got to know his limitations.

... he probably has a few issues of playboy under his teddybear that he hasn't yet perused...

... he probably has a few issues of playboy under his teddybear that he hasn't yet perused...

a) he's 2 and a half
b) he was asleep way too fast for reading in bed. He usually gets a book to read before he falls asleep, but didn't ask last night. He pretty much jumped in bed, rolled over, and was gone.

My kid made it a day without peeing in his pants!

The other one kept the poop IN the diaper.

Both proud moments!
Be proud of those teenagers, that's quite an accomplishment :)

My daughter who is a HS English teacher in DC has been winning beer brewing contests.

My son does not cheat at school, a lot of kids in is class do. It drives him nuts when they get A's and B's on tests. He has talked to the teachers about it, they don't seem to care that much. The cheating is almost an epidemic now.

I can tell you my first reaction was that I was going to call and give someone a piece of my mind. And I still may...

After class, the instructor asked my daughter to stay (it is important to note that the teacher did not wait until everyone left). She said my daughter didn't write the paper that was submitted. The teacher threatened to "check the paper for plagiarism" and gave my daughter a chance to confess.

She was initially confused (the paper was turned in a month earlier), but said: "No. I wrote that paper". Teacher attempts at coercion, but my daughter stuck to her guns. The teacher felt that the writing was that of a graduate student. But she didn't care to realize the student was a senior taking this class only because it is required for graduation.

The teacher, after checking, concluded that my daughter was a good writer. But privately. Hence my anger at the issue.

Reminds me of something I found out about only years later with the YMCA. Back in Indian Guides they would have a kite fly with prizes. our tribe made some very good kites, but no prize. Years later I found out the judges decided they must have been made by the dads, they were too good for kids to have made.

May your daughter find Profs in college that believe in what she can do.