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[missuscluck]

Im feeling quite proud of my little girl tonight with a realisation of her growing into the adult I hope she will become.

 

She has had a rubbish few days One of her guinea pigs died yesterday and she was so grown up about it and wanted to see her to say goodbye. We placed her in a pretty box with some hay and she gave her a stroke and said her goodbyes and carried her out to her burial spot in the garden. She bore all of this in such a grown up way it really stopped me in my tracks.

 

She is due to start high school in September and today they have had their places allocated and she has been fretting about her best friend who had picked another school out of our catchment as a first choice.

This had really upset my daughter and she was hoping, in her heart of hearts that she would not get a place and would end up going to our feeder school and that they could stay together. I didnt give my daughter a choice of schools as my son already attends our feeder school and is quite happy and doing well.

 

As it turns out she DID get a place and when she rang to let my daughter know her reaction was to congratulate her and tell her how pleased she was for her without a hint of anything but happiness for her friend. I was really proud of her listening to the conversation how she was nothing but pleased for her putting her own feelings totaly to one side. She must have been feeling pretty upset but didnt show it at all.

 

When she came off the phone she was a bit sad. We have had a chat and I let her know how proud I am of her for being so grown up and putting her friends feelings before her own.

 

I think I need to add just to redress the balance her and her brother had a huge fight at tea time and I ended up yelling

 

Sorry if Im going on but I have seen my little girl all grown up today.

Has anyone else got any moments when your baby's shock you with their 'grown-up-ness'

[Guest]

Katie and Josh are really lovely kids and a huge credit to you. We always enjoy their company and it's not surprising you're so proud of them.

 

Katie won't have any trouble making friends at her new school but she's bound to be feeling down at the moment, give her a big hug from me.

 

xxxxx

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[theherd123]

How cool is your daughter!

Sounds like you have a great little one there!

 

My Isabelle is only 22 weeks but i feel she is growing up fast. She can now roll over front to back and visa versa and showed off this new skill at a baby music class this morning when she was fully dressed. Previously she has only performed these moves naked! (Doesnt say a lot for future career prospects does it!)

[poachedegg]

Well done missuscluck jr & missuscluck - you've obviously done a great job bringing her up!

 

I've got to brace myself for eldest leaving for uni in September - he is a lovely boy (young man!) and we are all going to miss him, but it is all part of growing up.

 

Got to get through his first holiday with his friends (4 boys, 4 girls) yet in August to Zante!

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[BeckyBoo]

I love that feeling, when your heart swells with pride and love, it's one of the BEST bits about being a Mum. So glad you had that today, it lasts for ages!! Makes you feel all warm inside, I'm going to go upstairs in a minute and tuck all of mine in (whilst trying not to wake them obviously!)

 

BeckyBoo

[Snowy]

How lovely, it is a real heart swell moment isn't it? Dan has also started to show signs of that 'growing up'. He is only 6, but just recently has surprised me with his thoughtfulness and sensitivity. Little things like offering to get his little brother a drink of water and offering me his hot water bottle because I said my feet were cold in bed

[Mrs Webmuppet]

My 'oh my goodness she's grown up moment' was on holiday when LMW (aged said 'It's OK I can take myself to kids club' picked up her sailing kit and cleared off ( it was just a few yards from the apartment to the kids club) then later in the week sailing solo across the bay at high speed ( they did send a rescue boat to keep an eye on her until the instructor caught up) - to the amusement of the instructors stood on the shore.

[Chickvic]

You should be very proud, you've done a good job!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a lovely girl she sounds . And a great friend too . You should certainly feel proud of her!

 

I had to take ES to school tonight for a talk about college/uni choices . It's only just sinking in that in June next year he'll be leaving school .

[Egluntyne]

How lovely. You have set a good example and it has paid off.

[MedusA]

Bless her! She sounds like a lovely girl and obviously a product of her brilliant upbringing (as well as her own person of course).

 

My DD really is grown up (24), but I can still remember those moments when we became more like friends and could discuss adult ideas.

 

She touched me the other day by saying that I'm still the one person in all the world she feels she can confide her innermost secrets to. *brushes away a happy tear*

[Seagazer]

Oh she sounds like such a lovely young lady. Well done to you.

 

My moment with my YS came just after Christmas when he was taken out for the day by my OH's sister's husband. We don't see them very often and YS had not been on his own with him before. But they both found out they were interested in WW1 and WW2. So BIL took him to the Imperial War Museum. They didn't come back until 10 pm They literally spent all day at the museum and apparently have to go back again as they haven't finished it all yet. Then they went out for a meal afterwards.

 

When BIL brought him in he said to me, whilst we were on our own, what a special boy YS is. So polite and interested, funny and thoughtful. He then said I should be very proud of myself and OH for bringing him up so well. I had to gulp back tears.

[The Dogmother]

That is lovely, you have obviously brought her up well.

 

Those moments really make your heart ache, don't they?

 

We are going through school selection at the moment too; Rosie's teacher recommended that she apply for a secondary school in a village 5 miles away as it specialised in the areas where she has 'gifted and talented status'. As you'd expect, we were allocated the local secondary school, but are starting on the appeal process on the advice of her headteacher. Rosie is fatalistic about it and will be happy whichever school she ends up at.

[Tiggy]

ahhhh what a lovely girl you must be very proud of her

[Looney]

Very mature of her, no wonder you are proud. In fact, I can see why you are all proud of your children, they sounds like a great bunch of little people

 

OH was extremely proud that Bogwoppit (nearly 11 months old) has discovered the technique of leaning to one side and trumping Men eh?!

 

He just started to wave at people (Bogwoppit not OH ) and I can't help feeling that surge of pride - mixed with the 'my baby is growing up' feeling Can't believe I will be baking his first birthday cake in a few weeks!

[Seagazer]

OH was extremely proud that Bogwoppit (nearly 11 months old) has discovered the technique of leaning to one side and trumping Men eh?!

 

 

Sounds about right

[missuscluck]

Thankyou all for your lovley comments. Your little/getting big uns' all sound smashing.

Kids have a way of making you so incredably proud and down right frustated at a drop of a hat

Its in our nature to feel inadequate as parents sometimes and its so lovley sometimes to feel that today you got it right.

Shes a happy bunny today as we went out to get a replacement guinea pig and somehow came back with two

 

Off to post a piccy in the Guinea pig section

[Chookiehen]

My Isabelle is only 22 weeks but i feel she is growing up fast. She can now roll over front to back and visa versa and showed off this new skill at a baby music class this morning when she was fully dressed. Previously she has only performed these moves naked! (Doesnt say a lot for future career prospects does it!)

 

Squidger has only just perfected the technique of rolling over, despite the fact he's three weeks away from his first birthday, and has been crawling about the floor and cruising the furniture, getting into all manner of mischief, for weeks!

 

I finally realised that duncan my eldest was growing up when he snuggled up to chookiehubbie one year, and confided in him that boys at school had been saying that Santa wasn't real, and that he didn't want to say anything to me because I still believed that he was!

[Mutrix Farmers]

Son pats me on the head now and calls me midget (I'm 5' 6"!!!!!) but I still love him!

 

Best of luck to Katie in her new school missuscluck.

[mostin]

OH was extremely proud that Bogwoppit (nearly 11 months old) has discovered the technique of leaning to one side and trumping Men eh?!

 

 

Sounds about right

 

Yes, that sounds like my family too. My fathers proudest moment of me was on my 18th birthday when he was teaching me how to light my own trumps with a cigarette lighter . He was demonstrating using my brother,who can trump on demand ,but set my brothers pants on fire . We had all had alot to drink, my father was very proud, but my mum stormed out and wouldn't talk to any of us .

[Chickvic]

OH was extremely proud that Bogwoppit (nearly 11 months old) has discovered the technique of leaning to one side and trumping Men eh?!

 

 

Sounds about right

 

Yes, that sounds like my family too. My fathers proudest moment of me was on my 18th birthday when he was teaching me how to light my own trumps with a cigarette lighter . He was demonstrating using my brother,who can trump on demand ,but set my brothers pants on fire . We had all had alot to drink, my father was very proud, but my mum stormed out and wouldn't talk to any of us .

 

Remind me not to come to any parties you throw

[mostin]

Remind me not to come to any parties you throw

 

It only gets worse

[Chickvic]

Dare I ask what you did for your 21st?

[mostin]

Dare I ask what you did for your 21st?

 

Eeerrrrrrmmmm, this is a family forum , I'll have to wait until the omlet jamboree to tell you

[Chickvic]

I've led such a sheltered life