You are right, you never used the word “proud”. You also did not use the words “problem” or “harm” in the post. So the “pride” thing is mostly tone, subtext or between the lines if you will. This is just my opinion so YMMV
As long as it is subtext and tone you can claim anything regarding another person's character and they have no recourse to argue against you, because it is all in your mind.
Well done.