Pride

[Tamrajh]

Originally Posted by mightynancy

Warmest congratulations to your son, Tamra!

Good works are cause for rejoicing, IMO.

TeeHee THANKS!!!

[KrazyKay]

I also want to say congratulations to your son Tamra.

I agree with what others have said, there is a difference between being proud of an accomplishment - especially an accomplishment that is hard to attain (such as Eagle Scout or a college degree), and being prideful (the "I'm better than you" type of attitude).

When my daughter turned 8 and decided to be baptized, I was very proud of her - but I did not have a "I'm the best parent because my daughter decided to be baptized" attitude. It was her day and I let her have the glory of that day with me on the side showing that I was happy for her decision. Yes we let our daughter decide for herself if she wanted to be baptized or not and did not push it on her. It was her decision.

I guess the point I was making, being proud of our children in their accomplishments is ok as long as we don't try to put ourselves into the spotlight by being prideful with a "Look how great of a parent I am" attitude.