Today, I had another baby step in the right direction.
It's my W's B-day and she had to work. I suggest D10 and I join her for dinner. I suggested a tiny restaurant near her work. Her dinner break is only 30 minutes so we couldn't go to a restaurant. I then suggest we eat at a food court in the mall where she works. My W wasn't sure if she wanted to do that either. Before she left for work, I told her that if I didn't get a call by a certain time, I would take D10 somewhere else to eat.
About an hour after my W got to work she called. She suggest we meet at the food court in the mall. We all sat down to an enjoyable meal for my W's 30 minute dinner break. When she was done D10 wished her a happy B-day and gave her a kiss. My W hugged me (in public) and thanked me for dinner. Then she dashed off back to work.
Two positives here. One my W doesn't often thank me for anything; especially dinner. Two, she hugged me in public. I never thought I would see this day come.
