So Proud of My Boys

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Good evening, for it is evening in these parts as I type. This is going to be a bit of a bragging post :) First of all, I have a wonderful partner and two amazing sons. I may be biased about that. I am always proud of all three of them because they are awesome. I am also proud of my bonus expansion family (my two step-daughters and granddaughters). First of all, younger step-daughter recently passed her final college year but she is continuing to study as she wants to improve her grades in some subjects and move on to further study in animal management. She has done this while volunteering at a zoo despite having a serious heart condition and other health problems. She is still awaiting an operation on her heart and there have been delays and all sorts of issues with chasing that. However, she has taken it all in her stride and is happy. My older step-daughter is a mum to our two beautiful granddaughters. She is a good mum and the two little ones are lovely. She sent us a picture this week of the older little one (who is 3 years old) in her school uniform. I am so glad that we get on well and that she shares these moments with us. My eldest boy got his A-level results in August and is now preparing to leave for university next weekend. My nephew and his girlfriend just bought a house. They are having a housewarming the day before my son goes off to uni. The week after that, I am going to abseil from a 16 storey building. What I particularly wanted to say here is as follows: We recently returned from a family holiday (me, my partner, and the two boys). My boys (Midi and Mini is how I refer to them on here) are 18 and 13. I was, of course, proud of them as they are impeccably well behaved and I never have any worries about taking them anywhere. One thing we included in our holiday was to meet a friend @P1kef1sh The boys had met him before although I don't think Mini remembered. D (my partner) had not met before. After they met, D said that he had been worried about meeting Pikey but I said that I hadn't really thought about it. It may have briefly crossed my mind that I should give it some thought. I was happy that I didn't have to worry about his behaviour or if he'd get along (which would have been a concern with an ex). With D, I didn't consider that I would need to have any worries. As it happened, D and Pikey seemed to hit it off. They talked about a few things. D said that Pikey was intelligent and knowledgeable, and that he talked about interesting things. So that was all good. Mini was quite quiet (as always) but he did participate in conversation when prompted. Being autistic, he's not always great with company, and he doesn't really understand social chatting - I mean, he talks if there is a purpose and he sometimes gets frustrated if he sees no purpose or if he's heard something before - but he did well. Midi is quiet too but he understands social interaction and will be a little more inclined to join in. Anyway, I wanted to say how proud I was of all of them. I love the fact that I have a partner who may be a little strange but I don't have to worry if he's meeting a new person. I know that I can trust him and my children to behave appropriately. It might seem something trivial but considering the type of person my ex was (and some of the other people who are or have been in my life), it is a relief to be able to go anywhere without worrying if something doesn't go their way! Well, I think that's all. I may have waffled but I am tired. May I ask, what have you/your family done to make you proud? Is there a situation that you particular appreciate, perhaps specifically because of a previous negative experience, that might seem silly or trivial to someone else?