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August 2013 Moms
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Night Crew Check In
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Is it just me out here? Where are my fellow sleep deprived mamas?
QOTN: What has been your proudest (NBR) moment?
QOTN: What has been your proudest (NBR) moment?
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Re: Night Crew Check In
My proudest moment was just before I married DH. My friend and I had planned a trip to Guatemala for 2 months- she backed out, but I still went-- alone. It was a big deal for me to travel a foreign country alone and was a huge boost to my confidence & independence. That experience still leaves me all high feeling, like I could conquer the world, anytime I think back on it.
Qotn: When I graduated the police academy. A lot of people did not think I would make it through, let alone pass training, and work as a patrol officer.
QOTN: I guess I'm the only one that really knows about this, so no one can really be proud of me. But when I was 14 I finally stood up to my older brother for verbally, physically and sexually abusing me. I told him to back the fuck off.
That was also the night I decided he had taken enough away from me and I wasn't going to give him anymore of my life. I stopped cutting, I started doing something about my depression and I became determined to never let anyone treat me like that ever again.
But like I said, it's kind of my proud moment, not really something I can show off about.
QOTN: graduating high school and sobering up. I wasn't the most pleasant teenager (pfh, who was).. I moved out of my parents when I was 16, lived house to house for awhile, I even camped out in a forest for a week because I didn't have anywhere to live. I stole a lot (food).. I got expelled from school and wasn't allowed to go to any school in my city (I was allowed to enter an alternate program though).. I decided to move in with my 24 year old boyfriend. I did drugs.. A lot. My boyfriend cheated on me, basically right Infront of my face but I was too stupid to breakup with him. I didn't care how my family felt about what I was doing but I was really breaking their hearts. I ended up getting pregnant (I admitted in a thread about secrets awhile back about that).. After a whole bunch of other shiz happend I realized that I was only hurting myself. I got some help, went to the alternate program and put on my big girl panties.
QOTN: Last year, I had to give a presentation on marketing in front of about 200 people for work. Though I'm normally ok with public speaking ( I did forensics in HS), I was really nervous with my job on the line.
I did great. Some of the very experienced directors and executives came up to me afterward and asked for advice. It was a great feeling.
QOTN: I was always a bit terrified of New York City when I visited because it seemed so overwhelming (I grew up in suburbia), so to get over it, I moved there for grad school. I was proud of myself for facing my fear and ended up absolutely loving it. DH and I moved to be closer to family, but I still miss NYC sometimes.
My proudest moment so far in life is related to LO. I've handled the stress/drama of having a preemie exceptionally well. He has had/still has numerous issues, been in and out of hospitals and he's already had his first surgery, I've been his solid rock and although I've had a few breakdowns (who wouldn't) I am so proud of myself for becoming the strong mama I am
QOTN: quitting my big fat salaries executive job to do work that I love, and that would let me be available for my family. It was hard to walk away from money that was giving us a very comfortable life but I was miserable and decided to put happiness first.
QOTN: I had one teacher tell my mom that if I was blond I would be a dumb blond and another that told my mom don't expect me to amount to much because I'm not college material I kid you not. I'm glad my mom told me even at a young age and I'm glad she didn't do much about it because it was the push I needed. After I graduated with my doctorate I saw one of those teachers and bragged about my accomplishments.
Small proud moment: how much snot I just sucked out with nose Frieda even though LO makes a face like I'm sucking her brains out.
QOTN: I honestly can't think of anything NBR that I'm super proud of, which is really sad.
Also @mgg242 what is with these babies deciding they don't like boobs?! So annoying?
Up for feeding number 1. Just got a 5.5 hour stretch, but to make up for it she's decided going back to sleep is a ridiculous concept. Le sigh.
Proudest moment: college graduation or standing up to a (now former) employer when I caught her stealing drugs and huffing anesthetic. I reported her to the state and was lined up to testify against her in court (they ended up settling outside of court but still). Her husband, the clinic co-owner, retaliated against me and threatened me with all manner of nasty things. The clinic was shut down, everyone lost their jobs, people slandered me, but I didn't backdown. I did the right thing even when it hurt so bad.
As an aside, the same doctor just got caught again recently for doing the same.damn.thing. I plan to be at the hearing when it happens. I don't regret or second guess what I did, but a little validation is nice.