2.25 Years, Moving Forward

[jp787]

Adinva,

I think that it is great that your S15 is able to speak his mind and express his feelings. My D15 does that also and at times it is stressful as she has no problems telling anyone how it is, but I am very proud that she does not hold it in.

The little things that frustrate us. This weekend we went to wal mart to get something and as I was starting to back up, my W said someone is walking behind us. My first thought went to you have to be kidding me? I am a great driver and drive all the time and blah, blah, blah. I then stopped and thought she is just being thoughtful and careful. I do/did the same things to her. On another note, I am very addicted to candy crush and am ahead of the W as I can play at work and she cannot. Anyways, sometimes I sit with her while she plays and I noticed that I wanted to say oh move that one or you missed a great move. I bite my lip as I know how much that annoys her. I sit quietly and think in my head, you know what? She is more than capable of playing this game and playing it well. She might not play it like I do and that is ok.

I guess I am just pointing out how much there is for me to be aware of and think before I speak, and then maybe put myself in her shoes and try to see it from her point of view before I make a judgment.

Thanks for you post, it got me thinking more