Brag About Your Kids (or pets if you want!)

[AGDee]

We had parent-teacher conferences tonight and I can proudly say that I have two wonderful children! My daughter is in 5th grade and is getting straight A's. She is in a special spelling group with 2 other kids and they are doing the 8th grade spelling packets and she is still acing them. She tested at a 12th grade, 4th month reading level.... well on her way to those academic scholarships! She is also the teacher's pet.

My son is in 3rd grade. This is the first year that he has received grades on his report card and HE received all A's. His class is a 3rd/4th split and he has been doing the 4th grade math. He has more Accelerated Math objectives completed than any of the other kids. He tested at a 7th grade, 2nd month reading level. But, most of all... his citizenship grades were perfect! The last few years, he was on a behavior plan for at least part of each school year, but this year, he is behaving perfectly! Self-control has FINALLY kicked in with him!

I am a proud mom!

Dee

[DeltAlum]

Oh, what the heck...

Oldest daughter -- graphic designer, singer, actress, voice overs. Graduated with honors from my Alma Mater.

Middle daughter -- Hair colorist at a great high end spa. Does several Denver news anchors hair. Great mom.

Son -- National Merit Scholar -- Junior, University of Oklahoma National Scholars Program and Honors College -- 4.0.

Two cats -- littermates/brothers. Dumb but loveable.

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

I have no kids, so I'll brag about my puppy instead.

After two and a half weeks of having my new puppy he is already housebroken. When he needs to go out he stands by my bedroom door and wimpers, then we'll go outside, he goes to the bathroom right away, and when he's finished he comes and jumps on my leg. Luckily he's a little guy and doesn't like the cold so he gets done REAL quickly so we can go back inside.

He also is very good about not chewing my things up...I've lost one book to his chewing and that's it. He spends the rest of his time chewing on one of his 8 million toys. He has seriously barked ONCE since I got him, which is awesome b/c I live in a duplex and I was afraid that he would be really yappy and loud. (He's a chihuahua)

He is just the sweetest little puppy ever, always knows when I need a kiss or some cuddling to make me feel better. Everyone who meets him just falls in love...I got super lucky.

[PM_Mama00]

Awww I was thinking about this today. I have no kids, and you can't really brag about a fish who swims into the side of his bowl..

So I'll brag about my niece. For a 3 year old, she is so incredibly smart. I was a student teacher in our preschool co-op in high school for 3 year olds, and I don't remember ANY of them being this smart! She hears a song on a movie once, and the next time she watches is she sings along. She can count to 10 in Spanish and Italian. Some of the stuff that comes out of her mouth is the funniest stuff you'd ever hear. I can't really describe how smart she is, I just wish you could all see it!

[moe.ron]

My pet in the Sim just won a competition.

[BetteDavisEyes]

No kids but I do have stories to share about my nieces & nephews (now totaling 9)

My nephew Scott is 11 & a musical prodigy. He plays 5 different musical instruments including violin, drums, trumpet, piano, and flute. His mom used to be in a semi-famous Spanish pop group in the 80's & his dads a musician too.

My niece Aimee is 4 months old & as bald as an egg. She's adorable & chubby but alas, the first Latino child I've seen with no hair on her head.

My niece Ariel just turned 7 & had a lovely dance recital. She dances tap and jazz & is actually quite good. My sister is going to keep her in her dance classes up until Ariel says she doesn't want to do it anymore.

My niece Cescilia is a 6 year old cheerleader & her squad in her age division took first place in a competition for all Southern California cheer.

My nephew Brandon lost yet another tooth so he's running around proudly showing his gap that makes him look like a Jack-O-Lantern.

My nephew Steve is 13 (God help us during puberty) & is an amazing saxophone & guitar player. Musical talent seems to run in this family as his mom (my sister) was a semi-famous singer in the 80's. Spanish music.

My nephew Bryant just got his drivers license so pray for all the Southern CA drivers.

Chris may actually finish high school & Alex got a job!!!

[sageofages]

hmmm.....I have nothing to brag about here...

Daughter #1 - HS dropout (got mad at school because they had the *nerve* -herwordsnotmine- to ask her to make up 2 credits because she missed so much school because of her Chron's Disease. Finally I forced her to get GED (scored among highest in the state). Currently unemployed and sponging here.

STRIKE One....sigh

Daughter #2 - Graduated with average grades. CONSISTENTLY tested in top 1/2 of 1% of all HS students in Iowa. Entered Army, hated it, got out. Married day before HS graduation. Accepted to the Nursing school even with mediocre grades based on exceptionally high test scores. Expecting in April. Happily married, just purchased new home.

Ball!

Son #1 - Freshman. Managed to get himself kicked out of school last Thursday for poor attitude and failure to do any school work at all. Joy. In subsequent days since "request to leave" (district says they didn't suspend him and now wants him back after we started asking serious questions about open enrollment which would cost the district money), we have discovered quite a history of bullying and harrassment directed toward him that he didn't want to tell us was happening. Working feverishly to get him placed elsewhere.

Foul! Strike Two!

Son # 2 - 6th grader. Organizationally challenged, but does good work. Very popular with classmates (a girl asked *him* to the middle school dance which he not so politely declined-still gotta teach him boy/girl manners). Exceptionally good tackle, just discovered GREAT noseguard (he has the size and speed!), plays string bass, electric bass, trombone, baritone and sings in regional honor choir. FABULOUS Starcraft geek.

It's a Hit for a single...could be stretched into a double...

Son #3 - 5th grader. Reading challenged but works his butt off and is making great progress. EXTREMELY auditory learner. Remembers everything he hears. Gets better than average grades, concientious, diligent, BEAUTIFUL penmenship. Incredible visual spatial skills and knowledges of construction fundamentals. AVID and skilled rock climber capable of lifting his own body weight with only upper arm strength.

And it is a Hit for a homerun!!

Don't you just hate when they get old enough to figure out how to get themselves into trouble. If I survive Son #1 and get him out of HS, I will be taking a great vacation!

[DeltAlum]

Pam...

Don't give up hope!!

The thread asked for bragging, so I didn't mention that daughter number two, who is now doing very well, was a real challenge child -- including low grades, drugs. etc.

The good news is that she came to her senses, went through rehab and is just really doing great.

Hang in...

[adpialumcsuc]

I don't have any human kids but I do have a canine one. He is 3 years old and is still the joy of my day. He is very well behaved and I believe he sits in the wondow all day and waits for his mom and dad to get home. He doesn't tear anything apart and plays with his millions of toys and the cat of course. He is very well mannered for a cocker andhe isn't to protective of me (this can be a huge problem) He loves people and kids Oh and car rides (especially rides in the convertable cars)

The cat on the other hand has issues...........

[Schmeer]

I don't have any kiddies either, but I do have an adorable nephew named Patrick who is the cutest thing ever. He dressed up as a puppy dog for Halloween and my heart just melted when I saw pics of him. My sister says his new favorite toy is this thing called a bedbugg that he velcro's to his pj's at night so that he has a buddy when he goes to bed. I love him to death and I think he looks just like me!

[valkyrie]

WOW. Where should I start bragging about my cats?

Kierkegaard, along with being a scholar of obscure existential philosophy, is very involved with her Theta chapter. I think it's really funny that she's a cat and a KAT!!! It won't be long until she's in the White House! She has an internship with Kate Spade New York where she is heavily involved in the design of new handbags.

Valkyrie is more of a Louis Vuitton girl. She's on the VIP lists at all the hottest clubs and only hangs out with the coolest cats out there. She has an amazing sense of style and there are always boys lined up outside the house hoping to get a date with her.

Although she's rather shy, Lilly is about to try her paw at professional golf this year. We got her a little outfit complete with a visor and a complete set of matching Vera Bradley luggage so she will be styin' and profilin' at the golf lounges all along the eastern seaboard.

Being a teen mom is hard, but Xochitl has done us proud. After giving up two of her kittens for adoption, she continues to be a strong influence over the two kittens who still live with her. She always gets dinner on the table (if, of course, "getting dinner on the table" means meowing really loudly at the humans until they fill the food bowls yet again) and although she's packed on the pounds, being Siamese, she always has a kind word for anyone and everyone.

Jupiter is well on his way to becoming an international playkitty. He has a way with the ladies, and I can only guess that growing up in a house with his mom, sister and three other girls has taught him how to say all the right things. He likes attention but will bite you if you tickle his tummy too much. We're trying to get him over that because belly scritches are the wave of the future!

Peep takes after her mom in the chub department, but boy does that girl know how to have a good time! She's not really into fashion, although she does love her North Face denali fleece! Rather than hitting the clubs, Peep is more likely to be skiing the slopes in Vail or Aspen, or even hiking along a mountain trail, climbing a screen or making the dangerous trek to the top of the refrigerator.

I'm really proud of them all!

[RioLambdaAlum]

I have 4 adorable and spoiled bunnies!

There is:
Curious Lil One
Dinky Diregado Tiger
Greyhound Pinky Toes
Two Eyed Spike

But we just call them Curious, Dinky, Greyhound, and Spike.
They do get their full names called when they are in trouble.

[texas*princess]

I do have this one fish... Delta - who is an albino betta and he has managed to stay alive for 1 year and 8 months so far! He swims around all day and LOVES to watch TV with us. He also knows knows how to play catch and he enjoys playing follow-the-pencil.

I'm so proud of him. He doesn't tear anything up, he doesn't wake me up at the crack of dawn and he doesn't knock things over while I'm gone. Good fishie!!!!

[enigma_AKA]

I have to brag about my dog, Silver. He's soooo smart and just like they say about Schnauzers (he's a silver/salt&pepper Standard, by the way ), they have well developed behaviors just like humans. My parents are "raising" him, as I am away at school and he has become quite the new youngest child. He has (in the last few weeks):

* Taken a protein bar out of the wrapper and ate it. And I don't mean chewed it while still in the wrapper, I mean peeled off the wrapper FIRST and then ate it! He's bad, but still, you gotta give him some credit...

* Toilet-papered the house without breaking the roll even once. He went all the way from the guest bathroom on the main floor, through the foyer, up the stairs (17 stairs!) and into my old bedroom and across the bed!

*Learned to open his door! This is a big deal because the door to his room is heavy and he's not that big! But at least he's learned how to get out if he has to (i.e. strangers in the house who he's not comfortable with and protecting my niece and nephew)--and now he can get into more stuff while my parents aren't home!

******On a good note, has learned to wake both my parents at different times to not only get them started for the day, but also to take him for a walk (my mom did a 3-Day for Breast Cancer, and they've been on a roll ever since!)

I know it seems lame, but I miss my puppy and can't wait for him to show me all the new stuff he's learned since I've been gone!

enigma_AKA

[mmcat]

here's to shadow cat. personality plus. everyone in the apartment complex calls him by name. black cat with white whiskers and white sox. comes when i call him. occasionally falls into the bathtub when he's flicking bubbles. but great company.