I thought my last few posts were rather negative. So here’s to celebrating what has been going right!
First of all, he called and apologized for how he may have treated me this weekend. That made me feel better.
Secondly, I need to celebrate how well things have been going with Superboy! He was rather wary of me the first time we met, which was over a short lunch at a restaurant in December. He hadn’t been doing well with strangers at that age, and it took him forever to warm up to me. The second time we saw each other, I think this was in January, he screamed while I was trying to assist Superman at church with getting off his coat. March was the first time we spend more than an hour or two together at a time, and when you only get one weekend out of a whole month, it takes a while to get to know each other.
Now he acts a little shy for a few minutes, and then smiles at me and we begin to play. He kept coming in the kitchen to grab my finger and get me to come play with him. I stepped out of the room a few times this weekend, and he would come looking for me! Once he followed me upstairs so then he sat on my lap in his room and we read books. After each one was finished, he would demand, “Mo’!”
There was also breakthrough with Superman’s mom. We chatted more about gardening and such, and she even brought up a few topics to talk with me about. As they were getting in the car to leave she said, “Love you guys!” That was touching - she included me! I think it’s huge because she positively adored the late wife. I think she’s getting used to the idea of me!
