Trixi aka "The Pitbull who can't let go"

[Trixi]

Yes, I do plan to tell him the "why" of the "no". Which is why I haven't brought it up yet. He is severely jet lagged and exhausted.

I think he might also have a little bit of a utopian view; "we're all family, we will always BE famiy, so we can get along". My mother, otoh, says he walked away from the family, doesn't want the family, obviously cares nothing for the family, so she isn't going to 'pretend' he does. ...

I guess it's a commpliment that he assumes MY family would be gracious enough to invite him back into their house. I do not make that assumption about his family; nor does he, for that matter.

Sometimes I just wish I could skip the entire holiday season.