H and I own business together, still talking

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Grid,

Called D25's house and talked to D about 8:30, W asleep already, has to go to work at 4AM. Told D 25 to remind W of dinner. Yes I make stuffing, not packaged junk, really mash the taters, and of course giblet gravy. Got a 23lb bird for about 10 people, so plenty of left overs.

I didn't mean H gave gifts out of guilt or embarrassment, but is staying on "his safe little island" from the guilt. I would thank him for his gift. W told me I didn't have to get her a gift on Christmas eve, told her I wanted to. That it honors the years she was my W and the mother of my children, that if we D I will still get her birthday, mothers day and Christmas gifts. She on the other hand didn't give me a birthday or Christmas gifts.

Wait till you're in a better mood to thank him for the gift. Like i said it's a way of staying connected. I hope when my W looks at the pics on her digital pic frame, she will start to remember the good times we had together, not focus on the bad. She already commented on one pic. Our first family vaca was to a place called Indiana Dunes. D19 was about 21/2yo. She was sitting under the bathroom vanity, she wanted to sleep there, thought it was cool.

Mike