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I am really proud of the fact that I am still a caregiver to my mother. I have been helping my elderly mother for the past 7 years and I still am thank God. I have been there for her in the good times and the bad. The o...read more
As a kid, I took everything to heart. I was sure the people in my life who said I was no good were right. Unworthy of love, I was destined to never have a family of my own. As a less than average student, I would never suc...read more
by Mariela Rios
I was only sixteen when I had my first and only son. It was really hard to continue with life without major change. I hadn't even graduated from highschool yet. I continued my education and took care of my son. After a yea...read more
I am proud of being a survivor! Surviving mental illness and raising a son with mental illness is a difficult chore to do but one that I graciously accepted. I started spanking my son when he was only two and told myself...read more
I am sitting here, looking at my laptop screen and wondering to myself: What am I really proud of in life? At face value, the question asked is seemingly simple enough to answer. However, at a deeper level, the more I re...read more
Growing up. Yes, that's right, I said growing up. I know that growing up is a normal progression in everyone's life, but in my case it took a lot of hard lessons (that I am very thankful for) for me to "wake up and smell t...read more
by Carol Natoli
Ahhh! An M.Ed.! It was much more difficult to earn than a 'MRS.'! Anyone can get married, and become a "Mrs.", but to go back to school, getting a B.A., then a Masters at 50, was so much harder to accomplish! While it ...read more
by Meg A Wright
Writing...It's what I've always wanted to do. I always struggled with what I wanted to be when I "grew up." So, for me, it's not any of the sports I've been involved in, nor the awards I've won. Instead it's being a par...read more
by xvermonter
I earned my Bachelor of Science degree on the 20 year plan. I took my first college course at 20 and finally graduated at 40. When I graduated high school my options were limited to getting married or going to work. The ...read more
by Tamara B
Conquering My Fears I have always enjoyed traveling. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 21. Within a few weeks of getting my license, I made a trip from Savannah, Georgia to Columbiana, Ohio, and back. Over...read more
by Shenni Bubb
I have accomplished what many said I would never be able to do. And indeed am quite proud of myself. Firstly I am profoundly deaf, and have a slight speech impediment. With that, it is a certainty that once I was very h...read more
by Unclegman
I remember my mother telling me all the time that I should go to college and follow my dream of being an MBA. When she died just after my 16th birthday, I kind of lost interest in any of that. As my father had died when ...read more
by RENEE SLOAN
Is There Anything That You Have Accomplished That You Are Really Proud Of? There is a lot of things in my life that I am proud of, but one thing in my life that stands out is finishing high school. I thought I would nev...read more
by Emma Willey
Is there anything you have accomplished that you are really proud of? I have accomplished a lot of things in my long life, nut not until I turned 70 years of age did I ever think of being proud of anything I had done. O...read more
Life; I am proud that I have accomplished life, as every single one of you who will read this should be. The world is too small and life is too short to be full of negative emotions and hate, so it is up to us as human bei...read more
by Greg Monroe
I was thirty nine and holding when a young, female doctor discussed my current health status with me. I had come to her offices with complaints of lower back problems and I left looking for an anger management class. T...read more
by Buffy
My greatest accomplishment in life is my daughter, and I'd like to tell you why. At the end of my first marriage, and three sons later, I had no trust in men and had virtually decided that I would spend my life alone,...read more
by Barb Snyder
There are a few things that I have done in my life that I'm proud of. The first one is graduating from High School. I have learning disabilities and school was always very hard for me. I struggled alot and there were time...read more
by Meagen Bohen
I have had many accomplishments in my life, and have fallen many times as well, but what i have come to learn is to never take life for granted, you should always count your blessing's in life, especially when things are d...read more
Back in 2003 I was sitting at my computer doing what I love doing the most: posting my thoughts on issues in the insane hope that someone might actually want to read them. Meanwhile, the wife had CNN on and the buildup to ...read more