My Little Blessing

My niece Amyra
@AmbiePam (85529)
United States
October 30, 2017 9:08pm CST
So my sister and brother-in-law had Hudson's baby dedication yesterday at their church. The picture is of Amyra, and as most of you know, Amyra and Hudson are adopted. They both have\had serious medical issues although almost all of Amyra's are taken care of. Hudson faces a steeper road as he has fetal alcohol syndrome. However, in the year they have had him (he's 2; Amyra is 6) he has massively improved. Two of our aunts (my dad's sisters) came, plus several of our cousins came. My sister was disappointed my grandmother didn't come. We had offered to pick her up and take her. I won't get into it, but I think she meant to hurt my sister's feelings. You guys know I'm well aware of my sister's attitude when she has one. And I love my grandmother. However, I'm wise to my grandmother's tendencies. When her son does something to make her upset she takes it out on someone she can find to get angry with. She will continue to be nice to her son, but get an attitude with someone else. She has done it with my dad, which is ridiculous. My mother has been dead 2 1\2 years, and he still treats her as she was his own mother. I cannot tell you all the things he has done for her. By her enabling her troublesome son she has messed up her own life. I could try to make excuses for her, but there are none. She was even telling me the day before the dedication how good she felt. Plus, she always says she misses church. When is the last time a relative hurt your feelings? *When Amyra was up on the stage with Hudson and her parents, she kept waving at me. It was adorable.!
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
31 Oct 17
Just take it that the people God wanted at the dedication were there. That way Grandma loses the power to hurt anyone. Glad the dedication went well. As for my own relatives, they are a funny lot, so we just go with the flow.
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@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Oct 17
She looks a dear little girl. It's a shame about your grandmother. Some people get some very strange ideas.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
Such a cute smile she's giving the camera. Obviously enjoys having her picture taken.
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@AmbiePam (85529)
• United States
1 Nov 17
She sure does!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
31 Oct 17
I don't have that sort of relationship with anyone in our family. I will say that in her day my mom did know how to push my buttons but that was a long time ago. I hope it didn't impact your enjoyment of the day.
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@AmbiePam (85529)
• United States
1 Nov 17
No, thankfully not.
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@Juliaacv (48448)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
She really is a cutie! I find that 1 parent, and its usually the mother, will go to great lengths to put independent family members down, or to hurt them so as not to cause attention to the latest antics of the weaker family member, your uncle in this case. We have a very similar scenario in my family, so I steer clear of them, and that way I'm away from that silly stress.
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@AmbiePam (85529)
• United States
1 Nov 17
That is a wide assessment.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
3 Dec 18
Amyra is a lovely name for this pretty girl. She looks so adorable. It is so nice of your sister to adopt children and give them all love and happiness. Sometimes relatives do hurt our feelings.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
1 Nov 17
Love it. I sometimes feel hurt over things that are not intended to hurt, but then there are people like your grandmother, who get passive aggressive and manage to subtly hurt people who do not deserve it, and they do it on purpose. I am sorry this happened at Hudson's dedication.
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• United States
31 Oct 17
Just today and nearly everyday I am hurt by relative. I am sorry your grandmother chose to do this to your sister. Cute picture
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
31 Oct 17
Amyra looks like a sweet girl. I am sorry about the attitude of your grandmother, I know how you feel and I know very well this kind of attitude. You cannot change people.
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@DianneN (246905)
• United States
31 Oct 17
So sorry to hear about your grandmother's behavior. Amira looks so adorable and glad she is doing so well.
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@just4him (306356)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 Oct 17
I'm sorry your grandmother is still making things hard for everyone. For me that would be last year at this time.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Oct 17
Bless your sister and brother in law for adopting these kids who need so much help. Yup you know that saying is so true, you can pick your friends but not your family. There is no excuse for treating anyone badly and I have often said because you are a family member doesn't mean you get a pass. I have a sister in law who is just a miserable person and tries to make everyone else in the family miserable. I feel bad for my brother who is a nice guy, but his wife no one wants or will be around her any longer. We took her garbage for two decades we are done.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
31 Oct 17
What a cute kid and cute glasses. I am sorry your grandma needs to be like that. I wish she would take it up with the one son and not everyone else.
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@tom_view (6414)
• Kolkata, India
31 Oct 17
pretty girl
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@snowy22315 (170015)
• United States
31 Oct 17
She looks like a sweetie!
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
31 Oct 17
Families are not perfect and it can be hard for the other family members when one of them does something. It happens to all families and your grandmother may well regret not attending this lovely family event, Amyra is a darling and I will pray for her and your family tonight. My eldest sister hurt my feelings so much for so many years after I realized that she was trying to control me and my family but our last words together was expressing our love for each other. No one ever promised us an easy life but we were promised eternal life if we believe in Him. Blessings!
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@jstory07 (134464)
• Roseburg, Oregon
31 Oct 17
She is a very pretty girl.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
31 Oct 17
Sorry you have family problems, and that it seems to take away from things having to do with the kids, thats sad.
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