I'm so PROUD right NOW!!!!!!

Funbrunette · 01-24-2006, 08:05 PM

I'm soooooooooo proud! Ryan got his first award (he's 2 1/2) at the gym tonight(It was his graduation)...He was on on the podium (with the soundtrack of Rocky) I was so proud! Oh my God I've become such a wuss! I never knew I could love so much!

He's walking around the house in his PJ's with his medal around his neck....

Fatal Attraction · 01-24-2006, 08:40 PM

awwww, that's awesome! Congrats!

Don Soporno · 01-24-2006, 10:24 PM

Cool deal, what was the medal for?

Funbrunette · 01-24-2006, 10:35 PM

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Cool deal, what was the medal for?

Completing the first session with succes!

It helps them feel good and encourages them to work hard! And Ryan LOVES it!

montrealpornking · 01-24-2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally posted by Funbrunette
Completing the first session with succes! It helps them feel good and encourages them to work hard! And Ryan LOVES it!

Congrads

Don Soporno · 01-24-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by Funbrunette
Completing the first session with succes! It helps them feel good and encourages them to work hard! And Ryan LOVES it!

good to go, tell the little guy I said congrats. He has a birthday comming up very soon doesnt he?

Panky · 01-25-2006, 12:03 AM

Oh wow! That's so cool!

Good for the little cutie!

war_ner · 01-25-2006, 12:04 AM

A proud parents for sure!

MorganGrayson · 01-25-2006, 01:29 PM

FB...on, congratulations! That's wonderful!

I remember vividly every award my kids ever won. I think they meant more to my husband and me than they even did to the kids, and they meant a lot to the kids.

StaceyJo · 01-26-2006, 03:09 AM

Thats really good, congrats FB!

you raised him so well!

gabrio · 01-26-2006, 04:01 AM

hehe cool stuff girl, congrats!

war_ner · 01-26-2006, 04:59 AM

Well, I just anna say my parents aint really as supportive as you girl.. Lucky kid.

MorganGrayson · 01-26-2006, 10:50 AM

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Well, I just anna say my parents aint really as supportive as you girl.. Lucky kid.

That made me sad to read, war_ner. Unfortunately, there is no "Parent School" or test you have to take in order to breed. That makes a lot of kids stuck with parents that aren't as good as FB and Chris.

My "son" Steven is a boy my youngest asked to give a ride home because he'd been beaten up three days in a row on the way home because he was gay. I said "get that kid in the car." Well, we sort of brought him home...and kept him. His mother didn't care. We raised him, and she got to keep the money his Navy father sent every month and spend it on drugs. (The Navy father was out at sea.) Steven was 15 at the time. That October, he walked around with a jack-o-lantern in his arms. Wouldn't put the thing down. It was the first jack-o-lantern he'd ever carved. AT FIFTEEN?!?!?!?!? By the time my kids were that age, they were professional carvers they'd done it so much.

I'd talk about his first Christmas with us but it will reduce all of us to tears and we don't need that. That whole "present" concept was news to Steven.

Daddy was cool, though, once he came back from sea. It turned out that Steven was Daddy's favorite, which is why Mommy Dearest tortured him.

That woman is the reason people like me should not own handguns.

TheLegacy · 01-26-2006, 11:05 AM

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Funny both Don and I are Proud as well - we share your JOY

Stephane76 · 01-26-2006, 11:10 AM

makes me wanna have a baby

DonMike · 01-26-2006, 12:55 PM

FB, congrats. I know I don't need to tell you this but remember to let him know you're proud of him even when he doesn't get medals. I know it sounds silly but kids can get their egos crushed so easily.

And Morgan, how wonderful that you took that boy in. Have you heard from him lately? Do you know how he's doing? That story made me cry. I hate seeing children treated badly. It just breaks my heart.

DonMike · 01-26-2006, 12:56 PM

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Funny both Don and I are Proud as well - we share your JOY

Um... yeah. Leg, are you the one with the strategically placed flower?

TheLegacy · 01-26-2006, 01:09 PM

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Um... yeah. Leg, are you the one with the strategically placed flower?

havent I always told you to stop bend over and smell the roses

MorganGrayson · 01-26-2006, 01:15 PM

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FB, congrats. I know I don't need to tell you this but remember to let him know you're proud of him even when he doesn't get medals. I know it sounds silly but kids can get their egos crushed so easily.

And Morgan, how wonderful that you took that boy in. Have you heard from him lately? Do you know how he's doing? That story made me cry. I hate seeing children treated badly. It just breaks my heart.

Don...Yes, I hear from him all the time. He's doing very well.

My life was like that. Some kids bring home puppies...my kids always brought home other kids. A *lot* of teens logged time on either my couch or my floor, depending on how much room we had at any given time.

So many parents seemed to consider their kids disposable once they grew out of the "cute" ages. I happen to like teenagers and work well with them. I learned to handle just about anything, from pregnancy scares ("If your fucking parents kick you out, you'll come live with me, so relax") to the amazing amount of "cutters" I knew. Thankfully - I know that sounds odd, but believe me, I was thankful - I scar like a bitch so I could just hold out my arms and say "no, I KNOW what I'm talking about here, kiddo." I had a credibility that other adults lacked in that rather scary area.

Children, teenagers and adults all need the same thing: somebody to listen. That's it. Just...listen.

01-26-2006, 02:06 PM

that is amazing I can't wait to meet him, I may not have time to visit with you....lol

FeTiShLaDy · 01-26-2006, 04:40 PM

that's an awesome news FB and i'm sure you're very proud of him.

wildgirl · 01-28-2006, 11:16 PM

that's a great news...congrats

01-29-2006, 11:16 PM

awww... sweet...congrats !

StaceyJo · 01-30-2006, 12:25 AM

it is really so aspiring!

LaurieX · 01-31-2006, 02:30 PM

How cute

war_ner · 02-01-2006, 12:35 AM

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Originally posted by MorganGrayson
That made me sad to read, war_ner. Unfortunately, there is no "Parent School" or test you have to take in order to breed. That makes a lot of kids stuck with parents that aren't as good as FB and Chris.

My "son" Steven is a boy my youngest asked to give a ride home because he'd been beaten up three days in a row on the way home because he was gay. I said "get that kid in the car." Well, we sort of brought him home...and kept him. His mother didn't care. We raised him, and she got to keep the money his Navy father sent every month and spend it on drugs. (The Navy father was out at sea.) Steven was 15 at the time. That October, he walked around with a jack-o-lantern in his arms. Wouldn't put the thing down. It was the first jack-o-lantern he'd ever carved. AT FIFTEEN?!?!?!?!? By the time my kids were that age, they were professional carvers they'd done it so much.

I'd talk about his first Christmas with us but it will reduce all of us to tears and we don't need that. That whole "present" concept was news to Steven.

Daddy was cool, though, once he came back from sea. It turned out that Steven was Daddy's favorite, which is why Mommy Dearest tortured him.

That woman is the reason people like me should not own handguns.

A very inspiring story dude.