Our son recently turned three years old. He is a surprisingly calm and loving boy. He doesn’t talk like his peers, but he plays on his own, loves to listen to stories and draw. We have even been to the doctor to make sure that everything is fine.
But our assumptions were refuted. After all, the doctor said that the child has such a character and Adam has no deviations. He is no different from his peers.
Recently, my husband’s sister came to visit us. They also have a three-year-old son.
After their arrival, they stayed with us for a few days. We have a two-story house, so there is plenty of space. Their stay seemed like an eternity. We had to listen to round-the-clock stories about how capable their son was, how quickly he sat on the potty, how he could count to twenty in English, and how much he was praised in kindergarten. Then they started comparing our children, which I really don’t like.
– “He’s so stupid!” my sister exclaimed after a long conversation about her son.
And Adam heard everything, because he was playing nearby.
Then I could not contain my emotions and said:
– “What are you talking about my child? Who gave you the right to talk about him like that?
I was very angry.
Then she said in embarrassment:
– It’s really not nice to talk about special children like that.
After those words, my patience broke. I chased them out of my house and told them not to set foot in it again. Later, my husband made it clear to her that this behavior was unacceptable.
The next day, my mother-in-law called me and asked what had happened between us. I thought that my husband’s sister would twist everything in her own way, but she didn’t.
She just described everything as if my son had health problems and urgently needed treatment. But the mother-in-law knew perfectly well that everything was fine with us, so she decided to teach her daughter a lesson.
One day we went to visit her husband’s parents. My mother-in-law’s daughter, her son and her husband also came. When the subject of my son came up again, my mother-in-law said:
– “My daughter, I was saving you money to give it to my son-in-law for his birthday. But if you saw the problems with my grandson, then perhaps it would be more appropriate to give all the money for his treatment.
That’s how my mother-in-law stood up for us and taught her daughter a lesson. You have to think before you say something. Sometimes even relatives do not control their emotions and find a problem where there is none. At such moments, the main thing is not to succumb to provocations and stand your ground.
