#easysasks

Thank you so much for the compliment!!!! :D

Hey anon, first of all I want to say I’m sorry to hear your grandmother is going through a hard time and that she is feeling depressed. Even more so, I’m sorry that all your kind acts and thoughts aren’t helping her like you want them to.

Though she may not show it though, it’s also good to try and keep in mind that while outwardly your affection and kindness may not seem to be helping, she could still and hopefully is, appreciating all the thought you are putting in behind those actions for her sake and that alone might be something she really is thankful for, that her grandchild is caring.

I don’t know your grandmother so I can’t say for sure what you can or should do, but I have people who I care about as well who have gone through hard times and have been depressed, or who have depression and what I found is helpful for them, is just them knowing you are there for them. That you are a shoulder to cry on if they need it, if they want someone to talk to that you are that person. Or just simply knowing that people care and love them. Because as hard as it is seeing someone you love go through something difficult and feeling like your efforts aren’t helping, the only thing we can do for them is simply be there when they need it.

If you do want to try to uplift her spirits though in more ways then simply telling her you are there for her, you could maybe try doing things with your grandmother that you both dont do often, maybe you both go for a walk in the park and just have a good chat. Could be a chat about anything, maybe something you think might make her smile, like if she used to travel a lot as her about the places she has been or maybe you two could go out and see a movie. Sometimes trying new things together could be nice for her. But also, keep in mind not to force her. Because she should be willing to want to do things as well.

This may not have been helpful and I am sorry, I wish I could give you more advice or something straight forward and simple like cake solves everything, but being depressed/having depression is a hard subject and many people act differently when they feel depressed and have different things that help them.

Yes I do :)! My fiance and I are going to his mom’s house for dinner on Sunday where we get to see two sets of grandparents which I am happy about as he has such a friendly and approachable family it makes it so easy to relax and start conversation.

Thats a tough but good question! I guess it depends. If you mean art wise I am proud of my jump in skill level since a year ago especially with anatomy and drawing different faces instead of being stuck in same face syndrome.

It is going good! I mean, besides being expensive and very time consuming I can say for sure its coming a long. My fiance and I finalized our cake flavours, sent out wedding invites, went wedding ring shopping and a few other things the past 2 months.

I sadly will not be. I only opened up a give away type thing because I had a lot from when I ordered them, but in light of hearing Thomas Astruc did not wish for fans to sell their fan made merch, I took them down off of my etsy and instead gave them to anyone who was willing to just pay for shipping costs.