I must have done something right...

Why shouldn’t it be a pat on your back? She seems like a loving daughter and I think it is safe to assume you had something to do with that

No apologies needed. Surviving adolescence is a real achievement. On their part and on yours.

Very nice story.

Good for you! Enjoy it, mama!
I love it when my DD (now 21, lives 3 hours away during school) and I chat like that. It's a whole different vibe when she's here in the summer (I'm annoying, she's a slob, ha!). I fear this may be my last summer with her here...serious boyfriend has entered the picture...which is SO how it should be!

Word

Those preteen years were something. And it’s a huge relief when you get to that point where relationships can bloom again. I hear ya

I love that you have a grandlizard

I love it!! 😍

I’m 31 and keep a picture of my dad next to my coffee maker so I see him every morning before work. We are all assholes when we are teenagers, but it’s fun to hang out as adults!

That's so neat! Feel proud, for sure.

I love it when parents have GOOD reports on their grown children. This is awesome! Good job mama.

Its those little things that make it worth it. I don’t get on terribly well with youngest DD, but whenever I’m taking pictures of my grandsons, she makes a point to always take the camera and get some shots of me with them. I’ll take it for now, and hopefully things will be better between us in the future.

Absolutely go you! It does help put all the angst into perspective.

I was surprised this year to have one adult son tell me he was proud of me and the other thank me for the way he was brought up. Both remarks unconnected and out of the blue.

This past week, I was so proud of my child and grandchild.  Both of them were volunteering at a week long event.  

I had heard comments from people, who didn't know that I was related to them, speak to how much fun their child had under the leadership of my child and grandchild.  My dear grandchild took it upon themselves to purchase the tiny candy bars to give to his group on the last day at snack time.  I was able to view, from afar, how my very youngest grandchild was inter-acting with their peers; something that a grandparent usually doesn't have a snapshot into.  Very affirming to me.

Just love it when my child will text me with pics of what they are doing with the g-kids and simply asking how I am doing & telling me that I am loved. 

Really cute is when my g-kid tells me about the "chores" that they have to do, as their parent told them that "this is what I had to do growing up and I survived".  

My child (adult) was/is on an important volunteer committee with the city.  I didn't even know that they were the "President" of the group until it was in the local newspaper.  I had heard from some others in the committee talk highly of my child.  I beamed inside, as I saw a lot of my father's leadership skills in what these people said.  My dad has passed 20 years ago.  My child had spent a lot of time with my parents.  I was so close to my dad.  This makes me smile.

I love this.