More evidence of how well you have learned to handle all the chaos thrown at you during this life change. Doesn't it feel great to know you can let it go.
That is not the same as giving up. Giving up diminishes us. Letting go empowers us. Enjoy having this power over your new life. Your X could have had all kinds of reasons for not wanting do some things or for wanting to do some things in the past. Live in the moment of today. Your kids wouldn't understand the past anyway. They just want to have fun today. Guess what ... my s20 and s22 have shown me that never changes
Later in life your kids will remember Boston was neat. They'll remember their dad took them there. And, they will remember you weren't there because of how he ended the M and divided the family. It won't be their favorite memories. They will much more likely rate birthday parties in the park at the top and they will want to recreate those moments with their own children. Kudos to you and the kids.
And CONGRATS on the job. As for karma, you may be looking at that wrong. If there is to be any bad karma, it will be for the former employer trying to bully and guilt you. They KNOW the law strictly limits what can be said about you if they ever have the opportunity to comment on your work history. You were not in a position to offer them extended notice and you were never in any contractual obligation to do so. Nor were they obligated to give you similar consideration. The person giving you all that crap would have done exactly the same thing you did in that situation so consider all that karma to be their personal problem ... and blow some bubbles in their honor at the party !!!
