I took e to his great grandads and he was asking does he this and that and his great grandads lady friend made it no secret that she though he wasn't doing so fab. When I put him on the floor she said 'but surely he can walk, a boy of his age?' And when I fed him she said 'he'll do it himself if you leave him to it, he should manage well enough at his age' and she kept holding items up and repeating what they were very slowly and when he didn't copy the words she said oh well at least he is a happy soul, it doesn't matter to him if he's behind, my nephew has a backwards son, he's quite the same. As long as they're happy. This all made me quite upset :( dp wasn't there, mil was and she said to take no notice and great grandad is deaf as a post and was taken with e pointing at his buttons.
Then when I took him to get his new shoes (a size six!!!!!!) the lady kept talking to him like he should understand every word. She seemed quite annoyed when I said he could pick his own shoes (she gave me the softest ones to choose from and I said I let him pick his own as I always do let him choose his clothes, always have since he has been able to) and she said I wouldn't bother I'm sure he won't mind he seems quite happy just sitting there. And that upset me too and probably shouldn't. Feels like people expect more from him?
Then sis is poisonous, last week she rang me to tell me my DN had learned how to put washing in the machine and could do little peg jigsaws and I said I was really busy (on a ladder at the time) and could she show me when I next see her and she said 'I thought you'd appreciate the news, it must be so frustrating having e'
Makes me really sad, and I feel a bit lost when people ask me what he says and can he walk etc. I keep saying when he wants to because he does, he is capable when he wants to get somewhere or something
Anyway :(
evil hope you're ok?