Interesting insights on the gift giving/getting. I agree with not getting too mired in it but I'm wondering if it couldn't be a springboard for you guys to get some of the positives in that area back...
Maybe CJ feels unsure of himself re. giving gifts to you now -- a la -- how can I give a gift that undoes what I did?
dunno (obviously) just idle speculation...
what about the SMALL things -- not gifts per se -- but the "I picked this up for you" kind of stuff (drugstore stuff, something from a gumball machine, whatever) -- something that might not normally be construed as a "gift" -- is he doing those? are you noticing and appreciating?
what I'm getting at in my wonderfully long winded way is do you think that building cj's confidence about the BIG things by noticing the SMALL things might work?
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
