What has been your biggest/proudest accomplishment (so far)?

[YachtClubWoman]

1) My marriage - we have 10 yrs difference between us and it has helped me to grow up - it will be 14 yrs in Oct.

2) my graduate degree - Go Temple Univ!

3) the work my husband and I have been doing to raise my neice and nephew. They came to us in November and it has been a challenging yet rewarding school year/summer. They will move with their father in Aug. and he lives 3 hrs away. We will miss them so much

 

[simba928]

Wow, everyone here has such amazing accomplishments! Mine seem like nothing compared to what yall have done.

My serious one is my grades in school this year. This was a tough year, but it was fun. I became more social and outgoing this year. I had more of a social life than I ever did, but I also had the best grades I have ever had. My final QPA was 3.7. I passed Honors Biology (which was a really difficult class for me) and got a 100 on my history final.

My fun accomplishment was performing in Disney World with my HS marching band. All that work (3 weeks of band camp, the first week we did 4 hours of ballet and then had a half hour lunch then did 3 hours of flag work) paid off. I survived and I didn't quit. The second day of home band camp, I was so frustrated and I wanted to just give up and go home so badly. I called my mom in tears that night. But all that hard work and hours of hot, sweaty, marching and cups of watered down gatorade really was worth it marching down Main Street and seeing a sea of red shirts (our band parents covered literally half of Main Street). Drama, sweat, and tears ended with a week in my favorite place on earth with all my friends.

 

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

My biggest/proudest accomplishments are being a wonderful mother to my two wonderful kids.

 

[Robinrs]

When my mother told me that I made her feel like a GOOD MOTHER....

When my son told me that loving me is the easiest thing he does....

Knowing that my Mom and Dad are looking down at us and smiling knowing we're doing all it takes with their memory and with God's grace...

it's still a journey but raising a 13 yo who loves and listens to God is the biggest, wonderful feeling in my life and always will be.

 

[Kitty 34]

Being a parent. But I guess for most parents that would be their answer.

 

[tripletsmama]

Carrying/having/raising my triplets. When I found out I was having not one...not two...but THREE babies I literally sobbed. I am not proud to admit that, but it was terrifying. I thought there was no way in heck I could ever handle that. But here I am, almost 3 years later and we all survived! Some days I think I can't take it when they're all 3 screaming at once, but then I realize what a beautiful blessing my girls are. They are my proudest accomplishment without a doubt.

 

[Stitch1404]

The mom thing for me too! I am also pretty proud of raising DD as a single mom for 4 years before finding DH. It was hard, but so worth it!

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

But most of all..... overcoming a lifetime of depression and breaking a cycle of abuse that started with my grandmother.

I posted earlier on this thread but it was to give a thumbs up to someone else and I know I didn't post what I was most proud of. I guess at that moment I just didn't want to get into or even know how to put it into words and well because I had to get to work and I couldn't be all weepy for that so I just didn't get into it...

but I saw this reply... and yes, that is my answer too, only for me it was a cycle of alchoholism and abuse. My dad was an alchoholic.... my mom became an alchoholic when I was a teen... all my grandparents were passed away by the time I was 4 ... most died as a result of alchohol or from being abused... so I had no one to lean on... no one to turn to... so to get away from the alchoholics ... i married at 18... to a man who turned out to be an alchoholic/drug user. After 1 child and 4 years of marriage ...after being abused and having a knife held to my throat... I found the courage to leave and stay away .... everything I did from that day.... for a long time... I did, literally, with closed fist because I kept telling myself that God was holding my hand.... every minute of every day. The first year on my own was rough and i did some drinking of my own.
Then 2 things happened. First, somehow.. I came to my senses... I stopped and took a good hard look at what I was doing and I pulled myself together and I vowed .... I made it my life's goal .... that the drinking and the abuse was going to STOP here! With me! My son will not grow up as I did.
The 2nd thing was meeting my 2nd DH... my present husband. The man that saved my life... the man that picked me up and brought me into a whole new world I had not known... the man that showed me what real family was all about.. he has been a wonderful father to my son and we have 2 more sons together ... and next year will be our 25th anniversary AND our sons are grown and they are good, kind compassionate people that I could not be more proud of and I am proud of myself because I overcame and accomplished my goal.....broke the cycle ....
I have since lost my father in 89 and my Mom in 99, both to alchoholism

 

[Stitch1404]

I posted earlier on this thread but it was to give a thumbs up to someone else and I know I didn't post what I was most proud of. I guess at that moment I just didn't want to get into or even know how to put it into words and well because I had to get to work and I couldn't be all weepy for that so I just didn't get into it...

but I saw this reply... and yes, that is my answer too, only for me it was a cycle of alchoholism and abuse. My dad was an alchoholic.... my mom became an alchoholic when I was a teen... all my grandparents were passed away by the time I was 4 ... most died as a result of alchohol or from being abused... so I had no one to lean on... no one to turn to... so to get away from the alchoholics ... i married at 18... to a man who turned out to be an alchoholic/drug user. After 1 child and 4 years of marriage ...after being abused and having a knife held to my throat... I found the courage to leave and stay away .... everything I did from that day.... for a long time... I did, literally, with closed fist because I kept telling myself that God was holding my hand.... every minute of every day. The first year on my own was rough and i did some drinking of my own.
Then 2 things happened. First, somehow.. I came to my senses... I stopped and took a good hard look at what I was doing and I pulled myself together and I vowed .... I made it my life's goal .... that the drinking and the abuse was going to STOP here! With me! My son will not grow up as I did.
The 2nd thing was meeting my 2nd DH... my present husband. The man that saved my life... the man that picked me up and brought me into a whole new world I had not known... the man that showed me what real family was all about.. he has been a wonderful father to my son and we have 2 more sons together ... and next year will be our 25th anniversary AND our sons are grown and they are good, kind compassionate people that I could not be more proud of and I am proud of myself because I overcame and accomplished my goal.....broke the cycle ....
I have since lost my father in 89 and my Mom in 99, both to alchoholism

That is definitely something to be proud of. Good for you.

 

[munchkin bunchkin]

Wow, everyone here has such amazing accomplishments! Mine seem like nothing compared to what yall have done.

My serious one is my grades in school this year. This was a tough year, but it was fun. I became more social and outgoing this year. I had more of a social life than I ever did, but I also had the best grades I have ever had. My final QPA was 3.7. I passed Honors Biology (which was a really difficult class for me) and got a 100 on my history final.

My fun accomplishment was performing in Disney World with my HS marching band. All that work (3 weeks of band camp, the first week we did 4 hours of ballet and then had a half hour lunch then did 3 hours of flag work) paid off. I survived and I didn't quit. The second day of home band camp, I was so frustrated and I wanted to just give up and go home so badly. I called my mom in tears that night. But all that hard work and hours of hot, sweaty, marching and cups of watered down gatorade really was worth it marching down Main Street and seeing a sea of red shirts (our band parents covered literally half of Main Street). Drama, sweat, and tears ended with a week in my favorite place on earth with all my friends.

Please don't feel that your accomplishments are nothing compared to the others!Sounds to me like you are making great strides and are heading in the right direction! Keep the positive attitude and it will take you a long way!!

 

[arminnie]

I was the first person in my family to graduate from college. It was a goal for a long, long time. I honestly wasn't sure that I would ever make it.

I remember walking back to my dorm after taking my last exam and thinking "I DID IT". I graduated in 3 years (which was iffy) - I kept thinking that I'd missed an hour somewhere.

I also graduated Phi Beta Kappa after a first year in which I didn't study, didn't take notes, etc. etc. There were a lot of very surprised people.

 

[KelNottAt]

1. Keeping my children happy, healthy, and safe. (Well, so far so good.)
2. Keeping my marriage happy, healthy, and strong.

 

[aunt kelly]

1. Having two wonderful kids

2. Being married for almost eighteen years

3. Graduating from law school and becoming a lawyer

(Of course, no. 3 pales in comparision to nos. 1 & 2!)