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[hckynutjohn]

Being a 2 time high school dropout/joining the United States Army and getting my GED/retiring when I was 52.

Getting voted to receive an Award putting my name in the Omaha Hockey Hall of Fame.

hckynut  🇺🇸

[hckynutjohn]

@JeanLouiseFinch 

I do not consider myself book smart, never had a desire to work towards that. My preference was being life smart, learning how the world I was going to grow up in worked.

I spent decades associating with many men that had degrees up the wazoo. During that time I never once felt inferior to any of them, me with just my GED.

You have lived a life that many yearn for, but never achieve, with or without book smarts. And to lose 152 lbs, is something to be very proud of too. Many try, but only a minority succeed.

Really enjoyed reading a small trip through your life.

hckynut  🇺🇸

[Mombo1]

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@Desert Lily wrote:

I'm most proud of having been a single mom who raised a child that became a National Merit Scholar, was accepted into ivy league universities, and is now a physicist. My child is also a good person and has integrity. I like to think that my work ethic and completing 2 masters degrees while parenting was some sort of role model and had some impact, but I cannot take away from my child's own strong efforts.

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@Desert Lily   You should be very proud of yourself and your child.   I also raised a daughter as a single parent.  I went back to school to get my masters degree in education at the age of 40.  My daughter started kindergarten the day I started my program.  So we each began a new adventure at the same time.   It was a little difficult sitting in class with 20 year olds...because  I felt like their mom...😊.  but I enjoyed the experience.   Fast forward...My daughter eventually went on to college for her bachelors and masters degrees followed by her doctorate.  She is now an Audiologist and I could not be more proud of her.  I agree that being a positive role model definitely has an impact.   So yes, raising my child is an achievement I am most proud of.  But watching her achieve her goals has been priceless.   

[Glittergal]

Rescuing disabled or sick animals and letting them live out the happiest life possible with me.  That makes me feel the most proud.

[Malcontent]

@Flatbush 

Not wringing my husband’s neck after 50 plus years of marriage.

He is such a pain in the you-know-what and I’m perfect.

I’m gonna keep him only because no one else wants him.

That and he gave me four great children. They look like me.

[speedy girl]

Years ago I was a bone marrow match for a cancer patient. So I was able to donate the bone marrow for her and I felt blessed to be able to do it. She is cancer free now and it was a honor to be able to help. 

[SoCal Bred]

@Malcontent  - Your post made me laugh, thanks for the chuckle !

[LindaSal]

@hckynutjohn I love that statement "lifesmart"!!!!   So true, that is something I have  always instilled in my kids.  I was no scholar when I graduated high school, but I have been blessed with common sense, which has carried me well through life.

[LindaSal]

As far as my proudest achievement.........I lost my dad close to my 21st birthday (he was only 49).  With his company insurance we had a 24 month window to go to community college and get a degree and they would pay for it.  With a one year old and pregnant for a second, I went to school part time at night for one year to get my intial courses done.   I had my son in the middle of that second semester.  The following year I completed my certification in Dental Assisting and got my Associates degree..........difficult time but I had a supportive husband and wonderful siblings that helped me through.  Even though many nights I cried and simply fell asleep on the living room floor on top of my books.  

That's my story.

[depglass]

I can just hear Oprah,  "You get a star!" and "you get a star!" What an uplifting thread.