My middle child
My middle child is such a blessing to me. I wish others could see him the way I do. He is loud, mouthy and insulting sometimes, but he loves so much. Other family members fight with him and sometimes refuse to be around him. I just know he doesn't mean what he says and try to let it roll off. Once in a while he does really hurt my feelings and it is hard, but he is ADHD and his mouth moves before his brain can think so most of it is just thoughtlessness.
He is the only one of my children who always texts me back, who worries about my feelings and happiness. He comes by a lot and last night invited us over for New Years Eve. His younger brother did not want to go and told me twice he hates playing games with my middle son as he always fights with someone. Well it is true he usually does argue with someone at some point while playing a game, but then once he has his one fight he calms down and plays fine. He just has to explode once. I hate it too, but it is just who he is.
However last night he did well. I bought a new game, one that was not competitive and everyone played at the same time. (Long periods of waiting your turn don't go well and "winning" can be a problem). We laughed through this one. It was wonderful. He made food that was good too and then watched a movie my youngest's girlfriend picked.
Overall a really good night. Oldest and his wife coming by to do laundry today. Hope it goes well too. She is as bossy as my middle son and people don't like her for her big mouth either. She refuses to participate in family activities and doesn't seem to find sitting on her computer ingnoring everyone or going to take a nap in the middle of Christmas rude. She is self centered and can only hope she grows up some and thinks more about others. I miss my oldest son so. He did try on Christmas, but she just didn't want to do anything but play on her computer.
Ended the year on a good note. Hears hoping today goes well and start it on a good note too.
He is the only one of my children who always texts me back, who worries about my feelings and happiness. He comes by a lot and last night invited us over for New Years Eve. His younger brother did not want to go and told me twice he hates playing games with my middle son as he always fights with someone. Well it is true he usually does argue with someone at some point while playing a game, but then once he has his one fight he calms down and plays fine. He just has to explode once. I hate it too, but it is just who he is.
However last night he did well. I bought a new game, one that was not competitive and everyone played at the same time. (Long periods of waiting your turn don't go well and "winning" can be a problem). We laughed through this one. It was wonderful. He made food that was good too and then watched a movie my youngest's girlfriend picked.
Overall a really good night. Oldest and his wife coming by to do laundry today. Hope it goes well too. She is as bossy as my middle son and people don't like her for her big mouth either. She refuses to participate in family activities and doesn't seem to find sitting on her computer ingnoring everyone or going to take a nap in the middle of Christmas rude. She is self centered and can only hope she grows up some and thinks more about others. I miss my oldest son so. He did try on Christmas, but she just didn't want to do anything but play on her computer.
Ended the year on a good note. Hears hoping today goes well and start it on a good note too.
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