I volunteer teach sex ed to various ages. Once while teaching 4th / 5th grade, every week we had questions in our anonymous question box that were along the lines of “why are people homophobic” and “is it wrong to be gay” and “is aids more common in gay people” and so on. Every week. At the end of the course this girl who was in the 4th grade came up to me and she gave me a hug and she said ‘I was the one who put the gay questions in the question box” and I told her that I hoped I’d answered her questions in a positive and encouraging way. She said that she used to be afraid that she was gay and that she wasn’t afraid anymore. She said she told her mom and that her mom was real supportive. In the time after that she would regularly visit me and tell me that she’s doing good. I would notice her on the playground before always by herself and kind of sour looking and now she was running and playing with friends. I’ve never done anything so good for someone else. It really meant the world to me.

As for accomplishments, when I went back to school at the start of my 30s, I took an art class because it was required. My teacher told me I should apply to this honors art class because my work was really good and at the end of the semester in the honors class we put our work up in a museum. She said I might not get in but that I should try. She said it takes some people 3 or 4 tries before getting in because it’s really competitive and art majors going to art school really like the chance to flesh out their portfolio with work they design, and the honors class gives you the chance to do that. You submit a proposal and all of the faculty in the arts program look at your previous work and the proposal and they decide if you’re good enough. I got in my first try and made a video piece that I think really speaks to my artistic sensibilities more than anything else I’ve ever made. 

My baby girl :)
Also… I was a pretty bad drug addict 4 years ago but I got help and kicked that shit.
Been sober since June 28th, 2012. Whoop!

Pretty proud of that.

What a great thread idea.

Other than helping a girl with replacing the inflation part of her tire (I carry a tire kit), and simpler stuff like giving people change from my tip jar to buy weed in the dispensary lol, I can think of some more significant stuff.

I’ve helped people to end their racism. To eat healthier. How to deal with situations through advice.

When I was trying to move out of my dad’s, I slowly saved up a giant box of canned good and non perishables. It was huge. My mom was living a few states away and needed food so I mailed it to her. Very expensive shipping. 

Hooked my boys and girls up with jobs, no more livin hard lol

Took my mom’s out the hood. Saved her from dangerous boyfriends.

Once had to bitch down an entire room full of fuck boys from hurting my older brother.

Stuck up for everyone I felt was being bullied. Even handicapped people. I say ‘even’ because it still hurts to know that people prey on retarded ass homies just to get their own kicks.

Stomped a dude that we thought was raping my friend. Turns out she was being tricky for attention and is actually an evil woman, but our stomping hearts were in the right place.

I have tried (and failed, I’m not ashamed to say) to protect my brother’s from the bad things in the world. They both died but damn it I tried.

Most importantly, I took the chance with moving my baby girls and wife from the dead world of NY to Colorado. I am doing the best I’ve ever done in my life. I went from a Darkroom Manager at a Community College that did janitro work and electrical errands on the side, to a Shift Manager at a Rec and Med dispensary in just a couple months. 

I give natural medicine to people that have been denied for decades. That shit keeps me going.

I always try and help animals, according to the situation. Even the dirtiest alley cat deserves a good meal on Thanksgiving, for instance.

Gonna think of more later, what a good thread.

I love this thread so much. 

I am proud that I was smart enough to join the military at 20 with intentions to enhance my life.

I am proud to hit my 12 year active duty anniversary on March 9; never giving up on myself or thinking I couldn’t do it.

I am proud that I can finally support my mother who sacrificed everything for my brother and I to survive even when we were homeless.

I am proud that family and friends feel comfortable enough to come to me with happiness, grief, concern, sadness, excitement, and all shades of emotion knowing that I will never judge them.

I am proud that I can find it in myself to smile during the shittiest of occasions. 

I have a solid life for my son and great woman. They kinda guide me through life. I recently got sole legal and physical custody of my 8 year old. I’ve been employed for close to ten years straight, not in one place, but I’ve  kept a job. These are what I’m most proud of.

scruffy said

Old Mr Dangerous said
What a great thread idea. 

yeah.

I’ve helped people to end their racism.

a noble pursuit.  and one i believe in, myself.  and have had some successes at. 

Stomped a dude that we thought was raping my friend. Turns out she was being tricky for attention and is actually an evil woman, but our stomping hearts were in the right place. 

fuckin hate it when that kinda shit happens. 

 

i dont think im especially proud of anything ive done, really.  maybe in the negative, ‘got a big head’ sense. 

 

i mostly get proud of other people for shit. 

 

proud of rosco.  keep them wits up. 

proud of omd.  a role model of mine, in fact. 

proud of forum artists gettin shine.  the visual artists [like tidwell or neverthrive], and the musicos [like…  most everyone else, these days]. 

proud of ltb for evolving from kid juggalo to fully legit us marine corps law enforcement before my very eyes. 

proud of shaman for saving local lives.

proud of novo for saving local property values. 

proud of 86 for his fidelity [highly underrated quality], and for bein multi-published, even though his reasons for not pimping his material here escape me. 

 

might continue.  many dozens left to get to, to cover em all. 

Thanks ninja, you are reciprocally a role model of mine.

WonderiNg how LTB is doing.

86, I must know what you have published.

And yeah, the girl that we have gotten physical to protect over the years, in fact has broken my brother’s heart, had four abortions (I am pro-choice but JESUS), haD attempted to wreck my marriage, stolen from me and in turn accused my wife of stealing, took advantage of mentally handicapped dude and fucked him, simply for the fact that he had a large African American wang. That was the last abortion I knew of. She also talked about how she used to want to fuck her father. Tried to fuck my OWN father actually, just to cause trouble with his wife. Berated my mother once, I wish I was there to stop it.

So yeah, a lot of the times these chicks just aren’t worth it. If they have drama in their life, chances are that she invites it and even relishes it. Glad I never screwed her.

Anyway, I am proud for NOT using any real heavy violence to attempt to solve problems in about eight years. There are actually times that I REGRET not using violence. Could’ve gotten away with it, likely, but jail males you realize that these days you can’t even use self defense if you hurt the bastard bad enough. 

I wish I could’ve Stomped the sexual predator at the library. Then there is this guy that was putting roofies in young boys’ drinks at the club then suckin their dicks while they were zonked. Basically, all the perverts. To Catch a Predator style. 

But it sure is fun! Yeah, it sure is fun!