Trying hard...

I'm trying hard tonight to think beyond my anger to be grateful.  So to try to be a bigger person, I'm going to start with my gratitude tonight.  I am so grateful for good people.  Good people have helped us so much through this difficult time in our lives.  Even new people to our lives have been so gracious with their time and help.  Yesterday, our new friends that happen to live right around the corner, were so nice to rescue Jake from having to be dragged to all of Kipp's appointments.  I dropped Jake off before, and he was treated to a day of play with not only one friend, but two (another one that lives close by).  It was such a treat for him.  So I am so appreciative of meeting new people through Little League that live close by and have been so nice to us!

On that same note, I've decided that I'm going to do my best to not let the negative people in our lives drag me down.  I've noticed through these past few months that my in laws, particularly my MIL, has really been a downer in our life.  Unfortunately, she is depressed and constantly spreading her negative thoughts.  When she calls it is as if she is looking for the negative.  She pities Kipp, and he doesn't need that.  He needs people that have a positive outlook on things, not always looking for the bad.  Anytime he has contact with her, he gets stressed.  Even though I've tried to explain to her how to talk to him so he'll understand better, she still doesn't get it.  If a person has difficulty with names, and all nouns, you don't ask them questions that require them to answer with a name, or noun.  I know that can be difficult, but you can at least try. 

Today, MIL, showed up at Jake's game.  She literally said one word to us, and sat next to us.  At the end of the game, she didn't even say goodbye, or talk to Kipp.  She just turned around and walked away.  I was going to try to approach the subject of "updating" her about our lives to her.  (Long story about how it is obvious that she doesn't feel she is updated enough about Kipp's progress, and after 6 months we just are trying to get back to normal, not feeling like we have to share TMI with her).  But she is so obviously mad and wants to play games like a two year old, I'm not going to even bother.  Like I don't have enough to be stressed out about, she just can't see out of her own negative ways.  So this little venting session, that I have already spent too much time on, is all I'm going to waste.  I'm done!

Thanks again to all the new people in our lives for making it a pleasure to have met you and extending your help to us.  It means the world to all of us!