I think she wants to be friends

[sleeper]

Another problem solved itself.

X-W called multiple times. We're still working out financial stuff but she also opened up to me on how stresssed she is and what a crazy day she will have tomorrow (her last work day before vacation). She even hinted that she might not be able to go on vacation the day she planned because she has so much work to do. I havent figured out how to stop these sharing moments without sounding downright rude or uncaring.

She let me know one of her friends and her two kids took her up on her offer to go with her and our kids on vacation. This kinda uninvited me and solved my need to bow out gracefully. At the same time she said I "could still come, the kids would love it" and she offered to pay for my roomm at a nearby hotel. I declined, cited unreliable car as the problem.