It is so hard when we let other peoples responses--or lack of response--dictate how we feel. I'm very guilty of that even though I know better. I hate the saying "no one can 'make' you feel a certain way--you 'let' them", but I know it's true. I used to run into that which you are describing with my daughter and sister. When my daughter was little, I would call my sister and say "Tori just found her toes, it's so cute" and I would get the "uh-huh, all kids eventually do find their toes. Did you think she wouldn't?" At first it infuriated me, then I realized it is so indicative of how she's treated me my whole life and Tori was only going to be a baby for a short time, so she can have her negative thoughts, I'll have my happy ones. It is so incredibly hard to do, but we have to let our enthusiasm for whatever it is you are happy about outshine their indifference. I suppose if someone called me and said "my plant just got a flower on it!" and was very happy, I may be like, "alrighty" unless I knew it was a special plant or something--I guess we all never know what might be important to someone else. You hold onto your enthusiasm and happiness, don't let anyone elses response to it dictate how you'll feel, and remember they may not have done it to deflate you (and if they did, show them you are stronger than that). I rambled, sorry~!