Hi Ronda,

I have a mother just like that.  all we can do is pray for them.
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From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: visiting family


> I visited my family, and I noticed a major difference between my Mom and
me.
> She tends to notice and concentrate on the negative, what is going wrong,
> what a person is doing wrong, what has went wrong, and so on.  It is very
> depressing to try and talk with her because she is so full of all of these
> negative thoughts.  I was home for a week, but stayed with a friend
because
> my Mom really doesn't like dogs much and I had Bowers my guide dog and
buddy
> my little dog with me.  Jena my oldest daughter is living with my
> parentsfinishing her senior year of high school, she kept Buddy with her
at
> my parents house.  So, all I heard about was how buddy is, that he had
> anaccident in the house, and just "how long are you going to be in Georgia
> anyway,?" usually this would have made me feel sad, and feelings of not
> being wanted and loved would have surfaced, but I did not think of that,
> instead I chose to have a good time, it is my mother's choice to focus on
> the negative, it is mine whether I choose to listen or not.
> I guess my Mom is just so negative that she can't see any good, and that
is
> sad, there is always two sides to everything, and it makes a person tired
> just concentrating on negativity all the time.
> It's as though the house has an atmosphere over it, a heavy oppressive
> covering!
>
> But, now I am back in Pa, seems Missed a lot of snow!
> it's piled all around the sidewalks.
>
> Rhonda