I have the double coming up... V-day and my W's b-day which is a week later. Ugh! I have decided that I will help the kids do something for their mom, but I won't be doing anything directly. No cards, no gifts. It will be obvious that I assisted the kids, but it won't be something "I" would have gotten her, it will be what they want to do. I will just be financing it. I figure that way she will get something from the boys and see that there is nothing from me other than helping them.

I was tempted to do something amazing for her b-day to show that I still care, but she will get that message by seeing that I helped the boys without signing my name to a card.

The hard part will be explaining it to the kids. I am sure I will manage.

-B

Me-45
W-34
T-5
M-3 1/2
s-10
s-12
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