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What's something you've done that you're proud of? (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'll start. Not to toot my own horn but I feel I'm at least partially responsible for getting a friend to see the value of romantic love, which she managed to find!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

I am proud of the life I've built. Before my teens were over, I had completely bypassed all thought of college, knocked up a girl, gotten married, and quit my band (the band was Plan A for my life). I had no skills and no plan and I'm sure even the people that loved us most thought that our marriage was doomed.

But it wasn't, and those people were wrong - even if the statistics were definitely on their side.

I am proud that I have 4 awesome kids..

I am proud that my wife and I are still actively falling in love every day, 20-something years later.

Honesty, I'm proud to be loved by an amazing woman...

Though conscious of my privilege, I am proud that I found a way to build a career and provide for my family despite having no education. I make over 200k now and that's simply way, way more than I ever thought I would be able to pull down.